Taxonomy of the Proisotoma complex. VI. Rediscovery of the genus Bagnallella Salmon, 1951 and epitoky in Bagnallella davidi (Barra, 2001), comb. nov. from South Africa Author Potapov, Mikhail https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6111-3354 Moscow State Pedagogical University, Kibalchicha str., 6, korp. 3, Moscow, 129278, Russia Author Deharveng, Louis Institut de Systematique, Evolution, Biodiversite, ISYEB-UMR 7205 - CNRS, MNHN, UPMC, EPHE, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universites, 45 rue Buffon, CP 50, F- 75005 Paris, France Author Janion-Scheepers, Charlene https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5942-7912 University of Cape Town, Department of Biological Sciences, Rondebosch, 7701, Private Bag x 3, South Africa & Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa cjanion@gmail.com text ZooKeys 2021 2021-11-23 1072 185 204 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1072.71307 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1072.71307 1313-2970-1072-185 99A66CB2FE4B466CB6791B0589A50DFC 93D2C64D1D025A37BAA0D1367D030C2B Bagnallella ripicola (Linnaniemi, 1912) comb. nov. Proisotoma ripicola Linnaniemi, 1912 Diagnosis. Maxillary palp bifurcate, four prelabral chaetae. Ant. I with many additional chaetae. Dens long and slender, with 20-30 anterior chaetae or more. Mucro bidentate. Anterior side of manubrium with 1+1 chaetae. 33/22235 s and 11/111 ms on body. Lateral s-chaetae on Abd.IV shifted to ventral side. Without ventral chaetae on Th.III. Discussion. The full redescription is given by Fjellberg (2007) . Distribution and ecology. Europe. It prefers sandy places along the edge of water.