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Subfamily Ptenothricinae

Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix marmorata

Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix prob-undescribed

Ptenothrix maculosa? - Ptenothrix maculosa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)

Family Dicyrtomidae

Subfamily Ptenothricinae

Explanation of Names

Ptenothricinae Richards 1968

Numbers

16 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), >110 spp. in 3 genera total(2)

Range

worldwide(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 28 January, 2013 - 3:07pm
Last updated 26 December, 2023 - 5:26pm

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