Sminthuridae

Sminthuridae is a family of springtails of the order Symphypleona.[1][2] Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.[3][4]

Sminthuridae
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

1. "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". CSIRO. Retrieved 2009-01-07.