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In order to identify the epigeic Collembola fauna of Shahid Zare forest (Latitude 36° 32' 2" N, Longitude 52 ° 7' 45" E and elevation of 40-116 meters above mean sea level), located in the east of Sari city (Mazandaran Province, Iran), some pit fall traps were placed in several sites of this forest, in April 2012. Then, the trapped springtails were separated after being transported to the entomology laboratory of Sari University of agricultural sciences and natural resources. The microscopic slides were prepared and the species were identified using verified identification keys. Among the collected specimens, the genus Allacma Börner and the species Allacma fusca (Linnaeus) were recorded from Iran for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]