Sminthuridae
Sminthuridae is a family of springtails of the order Symphypleona.[1][2] Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.[3][4]
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| Sminthurus viridis, about 3 mm long, is also known as the lucerne flea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Entognatha (?) |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Superfamily: | Sminthuroidea |
| Family: | Sminthuridae |
List of genera
Ten genera are placed 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
- Allacma fusca, a common European species
- Sminthurus viridis, the lucerne flea, an introduced pest species in Australia[6][7]
References
- "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/. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- "Collembola - springtails". CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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