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Agrenia agilis

Agrenia agilis

Fjellberg, 1986

GBIF:119627168

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So far this species is known only from the Pacific Northwest region bordering the Juan de Fuca and Georgia Straits (Olympic National Park, Washington, and Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, respectively). It was collected from moss along mountain streams and waterfalls. The species is recognised by its markedly prognathous head (Fig. 3 A), abundant anterior setae on the ventral tube (more than 10 on each side), apical tooth of mucro much larger than subapical tooth (Fig. 6 B), slender claws, and normal, thin, setae on the body.
Fjellberg, Arne, Bernard, Ernest C. (2009): Review of Agrenia Börner, 1906 with descriptions of four new species from North America (Collembola, Isotomidae). Zootaxa 2306: 17-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275389

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FIGURE 1. A-G, mucro shapes of Agrenia spp. A. A. extrema n. sp., lateral view; B. A. extrema n. sp., dorsal view; C. A. parkeri n. sp., winter form; D. A. parkeri n. sp., summer form; E. A. falcula n. sp., ventral view showing the broad ventral lamella; F. A. falcula n. sp., lateral view; G. A. tarashchukae n. sp. H-K, claws of hind legs. H. A. falcula n. sp.; I. A. tarashchukae n. sp.; J. A. parkeri n. sp., winter form; K. A. extrema n. sp. L-N, maxillae. L. A. extrema n. sp., ventral side (left) and inner side (right); M. A. agilis, inner side; N. A. falcula n. sp., ventral side.

Imageimage/png© Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.

FIGURE 3. Habitus of Agrenia spp. A. A. agilis; B. A. atroviridis; C. A. cyanura, lateral; (D) A. cyanura, dorsal. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Imageimage/png© Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.

FIGURE 6. Agrenia spp. A-C, mucrones. A. A. tarashchukae n. sp.; B. A. agilis; C. A. falcula n. sp.; D-E. Tips of Ant. IV. D. A. extrema n. sp.; E. A. agilis. Scale bars = 20 μm.

Imageimage/png© Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.Fjellberg, Arne;Bernard, Ernest C.

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Review of Agrenia Börner, 1906 with descriptions of four new species from North America (Collembola, Isotomidae)

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Fjellberg, Arne, Bernard, Ernest C. (2009): Review of Agrenia Börner, 1906 with descriptions of four new species from North America (Collembola, Isotomidae). Zootaxa 2306: 17-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275389

Abstract

The eight known species of Agrenia are reviewed and new distributional data are added. Two species groups are suggested for the genus: a bidenticulata -group with a mucronal seta and an agilis -group without a mucronal seta. Four new species of the second group are described from North America: A. falcula, A. parkeri, and A. tarashchukae from forest streams of the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee, North Carolina, and New York, and A. extrema from glaciers in Washington and Alaska. The head of the maxilla is introduced as a useful character for separation of some species. A key to all species is given.

Key words: allometry, cyclomorphosis, Holarctic, key to species, sexual dimorphism

Fjellberg A, Bernard E C, plazi (2009). Review of Agrenia Börner, 1906 with descriptions of four new species from North America (Collembola, Isotomidae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.275389 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 12/31/2009View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
119627168
Dataset Key
7a3b903a-74a1-4f72-ad57-487907b055c8
Origin
source
Backbone Key
8496619
Taxon ID
03E61F409351FFBA62C4FF5FDE81FDF4.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026