Sminthuridae
| Sminthuridae | |
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| Sminthurus viridis, about 3 mm long, is also known as the Lucerne flea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Entognatha |
| Subclass: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Sminthuridae |
Sminthuridae is a family of springtails of the order Symphypleona.[1][2] Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.[3][4]
List of genera
There are ten genera within the Sminthuridae.[1][5]
- Arrhopalites Borner, 1906
- Bourletiella Banks, 1899
- Collophora Richards, 1964
- Dicyrtoma Bourlet, 1842
- Neosminthurus Mills, 1934
- Ptenothrix Borner, 1906
- Sminthurides Borner, 1900
- Sminthurus Latreille, 1802
- Sphyrotheca Borner, 1906
- Vesicephalus Richards, 1964
Notable species
Sminthurus viridis, the lucerne flea, is an introduced pest species in Australia. [6] [7]
References
- 1 2 "Family Sminthuridae". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Order Symphypleona(". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Family Sminthuridae (globular springtails)". UniProt. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Globular Springtail". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Classification of Family: Sminthuridae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "PestWeb - Lucerne Flea". www.agric.wa.gov.au/. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ↑ "Collembola - springtails". http://www.ento.csiro.au/ CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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