VC55 Checklist

VC55 Springtail Checklist

Updated: 01.12.2018
482 verified records
44 species

Since the last update (01.06.2018), in spite of the drought/heatwave of the summer of 2018, an additional 5 species and 90 records have been added to the dataset.

This informal checklist represents verified springtail records from NatureSpot. The list follows the structure used by Steve Hopkin & Peter Shaw at: http://urweb.roehampton.ac.uk/collembola/taxonomy/

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Class Collembola: Order Poduromorpha
Superfamily Hypogastruroidea
Family Hypogastruridae

Genus Hypogastrura
Hypogastrura viatica


Superfamily Neanuroidea

Family Brachystomellidae

Genus Neanura
Neanura muscorum


Family Poduridae
Class Collembola: Order Entomobryomorpha
Superfamily Entomobryoidea
Family Cyphoderidae

Genus Cyphoderus
Cyphoderus albinus

Family Entomobryidae
Subfamily Entomobryinae

Genus Desoria
Desoria tigrina

Genus Entomobrya
Entomobrya albocincta
Entomobrya intermedia
Entomobrya multifasciata
Entomobrya nicoleti
Entomobrya nivalis

Subfamily Lepidocyrtinae

Genus Lepidocyrtus
Lepidocyrtus cyaneus
Lepidocyrtus lignorum
Lepidocyrtus violaceus

Genus Heteromurus
Heteromurus nitidus

Genus Orchesella
Orchesella cincta
Orchesella villosa

Genus Pseudosinella
Pseudosinella alba


Superfamily Tomoceroidea
Family Tomoceridae

Genus Pogonognathellus
Pogonognathellus longicornis
Pogonognathellus flavescens

Genus Tomocerus
Tomocerus minor
Tomocerus vulgaris

Family Isotomidae

Genus Folsomia
Folsomia candida

Genus Isotoma
Isotoma anglicana
Isotoma viridis

Genus Isotomurus
Isotomurus palustris
Isotomurus plumosus
Isotomurus pseudopalustris
Isotomurus unifasciatus

Genus Vertagopus
Vertagopus arboreus
Vertagopus cinereus

Class Collembola: Order Neelipleona
Family Neelidae

Genus Megalothorax
Megalothorax minimus (sensu lato)

Class Collembola: Order Symphypleona
Family Bourletiellidae

Genus Deuterosminthurus
Deuterosminthurus bicinctus
Deuterosminthurus pallipes

Genus Heterosminthurus
Heterosminthurus bilineatus

Family Dicyrtomidae

Genus Dicyrtoma
Dicyrtoma fusca

Genus Dicyrtomina
Dicyrtomina minuta
Dicyrtomina ornata
Dicyrtomina saundersi

Genus Jordanathrix (Calvatomina)
Jordanathrix nr superba (Calvatomina superba)

Family Katiannidae

Genus Sminthurinus
Sminthurinus aureus

Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov
Katiannidae genus nov.1. sp. nov.2

Family Sminthuridae

Genus Allacma
Allacma fusca

Genus Sminthurus
Sminthurus viridis

Family Sminthurididae

Genus Sminthurides
Sminthurides aquaticus
Sminthurides malmgreni