Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Sminthuroidea » Sminthuridae

Family Sminthuridae

Globular Springtail - Janusius sylvestris

Tile mosaic springtail - Janusius sylvestris

globular springtail - Sminthurus mencenbergae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)

Superfamily Sminthuroidea

Family Sminthuridae

Explanation of Names

Sminthuridae Lubbock 1862

Numbers

3 subfamilies, with ?140 spp. in 7 genera in our area and ~240 spp. in ~30 genera worldwide(1)

Range

worldwide and throughout NA(1)

Works Cited

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

Contributed by tom murray on 2 August, 2006 - 10:45pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 25 December, 2023 - 7:56pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: