title: Austrodontella monticola sp. nov., a new species of Collembola from montane New Zealand.
abstract: Collembola were collected from soil in the alpine belt (1600-1900 m a.s.l.) of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. A list of species found is provided. Austrodontella monticola sp. nov., the third species of a Odontellidae genus with a southern distribution is described. The other two species in the genus occur in southern Australia and in the Indian Ocean sector of the Subantarctic respectively. Notes on A. trispina (Womersley, 1935), the type species of the genus, are provided.
authors.affiliation: Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia.; Email: lsdc@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Anatoly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babenko
authors.affiliation: Ecology Group, Institute of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand.; Email: m.a.minor@massey.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minor
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D009929:Organ Size; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil