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Metaphorura affinis
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Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized; a monotypic species.
Original
description
Börner, 1902
p. 130
Börner (1902). Das Genus Tullbergia
Lubbock. Zoologischer Anzeiger 26, 123-131.
Locus typicus: Castello di San Benedetto, Sicily, Italy.
Synonyms
Tullbergia affinis Börner, 1902 (1903?)
(p. 130)
Mesaphorura affinis (Börner, 1902
Metaphorura affinis (Börner, 1902)
Tullbergia bipartita Handschin, 1921 (p. 30)
Tullbergia bipartita bipartita Handschin, 1921
Metaphorura bipartita (Handschin, 1921)
Mesaphorura bipartita (Handschin, 1921)
Metaphorura boerneri Bagnall, 1936 (p. 36)
Tullbergia bipartita boerneri (Bagnall,
1936)
Tullbergia bagnalli Denis, 1943 (p. 31)
Mesaphorura incisa Bonet, 1944 (p. 58)
Metaphorura incisa (Bonet, 1944)
Tullbergia bipartita borneri auct. (erroneous translitteration of the
original spelling "börneri")
Identification
Distribution
Widely distributed in Europe. Recorded from Austria, Germany,
Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway and Spitzbergen, Italy, UK, Czech and Slovak Republic, the
Balcans, the Baltics, Hungary, Bulgaria. There are also several records
from Russia, Lebanon, Algeria and Mexico. These records indicate a
holarctic distribution of this species.
Biology
Recorded from a variety of habitats: Many records are from dry and
sandy meadows, but the species has also been found in deciduous woods
and in moist soils. So
far only females are known.
This page has been
updated on January 23, 2010
This site is online since May 31, 2005
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