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Subfamily Dicyrtominae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)
Family Dicyrtomidae
Subfamily Dicyrtominae
Numbers
~10 spp. in 3 genera in our area(1), >110 spp. in 6 genera total(2)
Range
worldwide and throughout NA(2)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World
Contributed by v belov on 1 November, 2011 - 4:03pm
Last updated 26 December, 2023 - 5:17pm

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