A new species of the springtail genus Hypogastrura (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) from southern Kazakhstan, Middle Asia

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.: ( ) manubrialis: Hypogastrura crinigera sp.n. Ant.IV, , , , , .