Antipova M.D. 2025. A new species of the springtail genus Hypogastrura (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from southern Kazakhstan, Middle Asia // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.34. No.1: 1–9 [in English].

A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Leninski pr. 33, Moscow 119071 Russia.

Maria Antipova: antimar.2410@gmail.com ORCID https://orcid. org/0000-0002-3517-9720

doi: 10.15298/rusentj.34.1.01

ABSTRACT: Hypogastrura crinigera sp.n., a new species of the manubrialis-group, is described from the Kyzylkum sandy desert, southern Kazakhstan. The species is easily distinguished from all other described species of the group by a small number of differentiated sensilla on Ant. IV, a peculiar maxillary head, the long, thick and clearly serrate setae covering the entire body, as well as the relatively large size of the anal spines.

KEY WORDS: taxonomy, the manubrialis-group, “Central Asia”, desert.

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