Sminthuridae
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| 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]
[edit] 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
[edit] Notable species
Sminthurus viridis, the lucerne flea, is an introduced pest species in Australia. [6] [7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Family Sminthuridae" (in English). University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Sminthuridae.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Order Symphypleona(" (in English). University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Symphypleona.html#Symphypleonal. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Family Sminthuridae (globular springtails)" (in English). UniProt. http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/39131. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Globular Springtail" (in English). University of California, Irvine. http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Apterygotes/Sminthuridae.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Classification of Family: Sminthuridae" (in English). Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13148564. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "PestWeb - Lucerne Flea". www.agric.wa.gov.au/. http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=1273892568. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Collembola - springtails". http://www.ento.csiro.au/ CSIRO. http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/hexapods/collembola.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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