Sminthurididae

Sminthurididae
Sminthurides aquaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Symphypleona
Family:

Sminthurididae (Börner, 1906), not to be confounded with: Sminthuridae (Lubbock, 1862), is a family of globular springtails in the order Symphypleona. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Sminthurididae.[1][2][3]

Sphaeridia pumilis

Genera

These five genera belong to the family Sminthurididae:

  • Boernerides Bretfeld, 1999
  • Denisiella Folsom & Mills, 1938
  • Sminthurides Boener, 1900
  • Sphaeridia Linnaniemi, 1912
  • Stenacidia Börner, 1906

References

  1. ^ "Sminthurididae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. ^ "Sminthurididae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.

Further reading

  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology. 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.


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