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Species Seira brasiliana

Texas SE Gulf Coast - Seira? - Seira brasiliana

Entomobryidae from oak bark - 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)

Works Cited

1.	Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World

Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 10 January, 2016 - 9:17am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 5 December, 2023 - 4:29pm

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