Sminthuridae

Sminthuridae
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]

Notable species

Sminthurus viridis, the lucerne flea, is an introduced pest species in Australia. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Family Sminthuridae". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Order Symphypleona(". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Family Sminthuridae (globular springtails)". UniProt. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Globular Springtail". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Classification of Family: Sminthuridae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  6. ↑ "PestWeb - Lucerne Flea". www.agric.wa.gov.au/. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Collembola - springtails". http://www.ento.csiro.au/ CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-01-07. External link in |publisher= (help)


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