Sminthuridae
Encyclopedia
Sminthuridae is a family
of springtail
s of the order
Symphypleona
. Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.
within the Sminthuridae.
, is an introduced
pest species in Australia.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of springtail
Springtail
Springtails form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects...
s of the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Symphypleona
Symphypleona
The order Symphypleona is one of the three main groups of springtails , tiny hexapods related to insects. When the springtails were still believed to be an order of insects, the Symphypleona were ranked as a suborder....
. Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.
List of genera
There are ten generaGenus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
within the Sminthuridae.
- ArrhopalitesArrhopalitesArrhopalites is a genus of springtails in the family Sminthuridae.-Species:* Arrhopalites acanthophthalmus * Arrhopalites buekkensis * Arrhopalites caecus Tullberg, 1871* Arrhopalites cochlearifer Gisin, 1947...
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 fleaSminthurus viridis
Sminthurus viridis, the clover springtail or lucerne flea, is a hexapod belonging to the order Collembola . It is bright green with a roughly spherical body and often swarms in large numbers on living plants, especially Fabaceae including alfalfa...
, is an introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
pest species in Australia.