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Family Paronellidae

Springtail - Cyphoderus similis Salina banksi? - Salina banksi Springtail - Salina mulcahyae Paronellinae? - Salina banksi Salina banksi Salina banksi Springtail, Salininae? - Salina banksi purple springtail - Salina beta
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongate-bodied Springtails)
Superfamily Entomobryoidea
Family Paronellidae
Explanation of Names
Paronellidae Börner 1906
Numbers
2 subfamilies (Paronellinae: mostly Indo-Pacific, 5 tribes, 3 in our area; Cyphoderinae worldwide, 1 genus in our area), with ? spp. in 5 genera in our area and >510 spp. in 35 genera of 3 subfamilies worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide; in NA, more diverse in the west and FL(1)