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Species Seira brasiliana

Texas SE Gulf Coast - Seira? - Seira brasiliana Unknown Springtail - Seira brasiliana Unknown Springtail - Seira brasiliana Unknown Springtail - Seira brasiliana Seira bipunctata ? - Seira brasiliana Entomobryidae - Seira brasiliana Lepidocyrtus? - Seira brasiliana Entomobrya? - Seira brasiliana
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongate-bodied Springtails)
Superfamily Entomobryoidea
Family Entomobryidae (Slender Springtails)
Genus Seira
Species brasiliana (Seira brasiliana)
Explanation of Names
Seira brasiliana (Arlé 1939)
Range
widespread neotropical sp. ranging into s.US(1)
Remarks
Introduced from the Neotropics. Can invade homes in Florida ‒see here(1)