Checklist of the Collembola: History

http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2003.htm - Last updated on 2007.11.06 by Frans Janssens

Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2003

Preface

This checklist has been prepared by Frans Janssens, member of the Royal Entomological Society of Antwerp, Belgium. The purpose of this check list is to resolve synonomy related problems. Typical example: given a taxon name, verify whether or not it is currently valid and if not what is then its currently valid name.

This list is updated regularly. Unfortunately, it still contains a lot of mistakes. :-(
Typical errors are a) duplication of the same species name in several genera, b) duplication of taxa at different rank (e.g., once listed at species rank and once more at subspecies rank), c) synonyms listed as valid taxa, c) incorrect spelling of the name of a taxon or author, d) incorrect publication date, e) incorrect revision authority.
Your comments, flames, remarks, suggestions, etc are welcome at Frans Janssens

Frans Janssens
2003.12.30

Status

Status of the checklist

Group	# of Genera	# of Species	Species/Genus ratio

Actaletidae	2	10	5
Anurophorinae	29	416	14
Arrhopalitidae	2	129	64
Bourletiellidae	31	229	7
Brachystomellidae	17	129	7
Caputanurininae	2	7	3
Coenaletidae	1	2	2
Crossodonthini	2	10	5
Cyphoderidae	12	131	10
Dicyrtomidae	8	183	22
Entomobryinae	20	458	22
Frieseinae	4	167	41
Gulgastruridae	1	1	1
Hypogastruridae	43	670	15
Isotogastruridae	1	5	5
Isotominae	54	477	8
Katiannidae	17	183	10
Lepidocyrtinae	24	890	37
Mackenziellidae	1	1	1
Microfalculidae	1	1	1
Morulininae	1	17	17
Neanurini	68	436	6
Neelidae	5	35	7
Odontellidae	12	123	10
Oncobryidae	1	1	1
Oncopoduridae	2	50	25
Onychiurinae	36	495	13
Orchesellinae	11	239	21
Pachytullbergiinae	4	4	1
Paleonurini	14	189	13
Paronellidae	27	375	13
Poduridae	1	3	3
Proisotominae	15	356	23
Protanurini	3	24	8
Protentomobryidae	1	1	1
Pseudachorutinae	47	423	9
Sensillanurini	3	35	11
Sminthuridae	22	241	10
Sminthurididae	10	146	14
Spinothecidae	3	6	2
Sturmiidae	1	2	2
Tetrodontophorinae	4	4	1
Tomoceridae	16	133	8
Tullbergiidae	33	204	6
Uchidanurinae	9	16	1

Collembola	621	7657	12

Note that the species count is optimistic and includes problematic taxa such as unresolved homonyms, unresolved nomina nuda and undescribed species (e.g., 'sp.'). Including all subspecific taxa, such as subspecies, varietas and forma, the total taxa count is about 8000.

A high species/genus ratio might be an indication that it is about time to do a revision of the concerned group. Taken this into account, the following groups are candidate for revision:

Arrhopalitidae, currently being revised by Drs Douglas Zeppelini & Robert Vargovich;
Frieseinae;
Lepidocyrtinae; the revision of Lepidocyrtus s.l. of Yoshii & Yayuk (1989) has been only partly accepted up to subgenus level;
Onychiurinae, currently being revised by Dr Romuald Jacek Pomorski;
Proisotominae, currently being revised by Dr Mikhail Potapov.

History

The history of this check list has been organised on a yearly basis. This file contains the history of the current year. Previous years can be found here :

2002.12.31-2003.01.30

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Folsomia hidakana as biological controling agent of a disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani in cabbage from Japan by Shiraishi, Enami & Okano (2003);
on the phylogeny of apterygote Hexapoda based on external and internal anatomy by Bitsch & Bitsch (2000),
on the phylogeny of apterygote Hexapoda based on internal anatomy by Bitsch & Bitsch (1998),
publications received from Dr Colette Bitsch;
on the phylogeny of arthropoda based on molecular analysis by Regier & Shultz (1997);
on the ultrastructure of Rickettsia microorganisms found in Collembola by Barra & Humbert (1974),
on the reproduction types in Bourletiellinae by Betsch (1974),
on the postembryonic development of the male genital plate in Proisotoma minuta by Betsch-Pinot (1974),
on new epitokous phenomena (morphotypes) in Hypogastruridae by Bourgeois (1974),
on a film on the mating behaviour in Heterosminthurus bilineatus by Bretfeld (1974),
on the chaetotaxy and phylogeny in Poduromorpha by Cassagnau (1974),
on the evolutionary systematics of some Pseudosinella by da Gama (1974),
on the ultrastructure and phylogenesis of spermatozoa of Apterygota by Dallai (1974),
on the ultrastructure of the cuticle of Sminthurini by Dallai (1974),
on the ecology of epigeic Collembola from the Netherlands by Ellis (1974),
on the predation on surface dwelling Collembola by Ernsting & Joosse (1974),
on the Collembola from Kangaroo Island, South Australia by Greenslade (1974),
on the development of Neanura tatricola by Gruia (1974),
on a film on the biology of Sphaeridia pumilis by Hutasse-Jeannenot (1974),
on the aggregation of surface dwelling Collembola by Joosse & Verhoef (1974),
on the ultrastructure of midgut epithelial cells of Tetrodontophora bielanensis by Krzysztofowicz, Jura & Bilinski (1974),
on a preliminary survey of Collembola from Nigeria by Lasebikan (1974),
on the collective oviposition in Proisotoma minuta by Massoud & Betsch-Pinot (1974),
on considarations on the genera Tomocera and Pogonognathellus by Massoud & Ellis (1974),
on the postembryonic development of Callyntrura (Handschinphysa) lineata by Mitra (1974),
on the evolutionary schema for Triacanthella by Najt (1974),
on the relation of ecdysis and egg laying in Folsomia candida by Palévody (1974),
on the influence of gamma irradiation on Collembola by Poinsot & Bigot (1974),
on the phenotypic neutralisation in Bourletiella radula by Raynal (1974),
on the systemecological interpretation of zootic aggregations in the soil by von Törne (1974),
on the apterygotan sinusies of mammalian nests by Vysotskaja & Nosek (1974),
on the biological control of Sminthurus viridis by Wallace (1974);
on Dimorphotoma as a new name for Dimorphiella by Grinbergs (1975),
on Collembola as food source for spiders from the Netherlands by Meijer & Van Wingerden (1975),
on Collembola in poultry farms from the Netherlands by Bouvy (1973),
on Onychiurus bicampatus as controling agent of Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Lasioseius fimetorum by Van De Bund (1972),
on Hydropodura aquatica as food for Rana esculenta from the Netherlands by Geelen, van Gelder & Sax (1970),
on Onychiurus bicampatus and Onychiurus armatus in agricultural soil from the Netherlands by van de Bund (1970),
on agricultural damage caused by Onychiurus armata in the Netherlands by Van Rossem, Burger & Van De Bund (1966),
on Micranurida forsslundi from the Netherlands by Ellis (1965),
on the use of Fluon bariers for confining Onychiurus auadriocellatus in open containers by Holleman & Elton (1965),
on agricultural damage caused by Onychiurus armata in the Netherlands by Van Rossem, Burger & Van De Bund (1962),
on new records of Collembola from the Netherlands by Joose-Van Damme & Naaktgeboren (1961),
publications received from Jos Bruers.

2003.01.31-2003.03.01

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Collembola records from Belgium by De Boey (2002)
(unpublished) thesis received from Bart De Boey;
on new Heteraphorura from North America by Pomorski (2002),
on a new Ceratophysella from Poland by Skarzynski (2002),
on parthenogenesis in Ceratophysella succinea from Poland by Skarzynski (2002),
on new records of cave Collembola from Poland by Skarzynski & Smolis (2002),
on a new Cryptonura from Poland by Smolis (2002)
publications received from Dr Romuald Pomorski.

A key of the North American species of Heteraphorura, based on Pomorski (2002), has been added.

2003.03.02-2003.04.01

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Podura from France by de Fourcroy (1785),
publication received from Guy Van De Poel;
on the neural homology in Collembola, Insecta and Crustacea by Duman-Scheel & Patel (1999);
on a new Endonura from Bulgaria by Pomorski & Skarzynski (2000),
publication received from Jos Bruers;
on the mitochondrial DNA of Tetrodontophora bielanensis by Nardi, Carapelli, Fanciulli, Dallai, & Frati (2001);
on the systematic position of Collembola in Pancrustacea by Nardi, Spinsanti, Boore, Carapelli, Dallai & Frati (2003),
publication received from Dr Francesco Nardi, after being notified by Hans Henderickx.

2003.04.02-2003.05.01

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on the morphology of the head of Insecta by Matsuda (1965);
on the macrochaetotaxy of palearctic Folsomia by Potapov (2000);
on a new Pronura from southern Vietnam by Deharveng & Smolis (2002).

The key to the genera of Isotomidae has been revised.

2003.05.02-2003.05.31

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on a new cave Pseudosinella from China by Wang, Chen & Christiansen (2003),
on a new surface Pseudosinella from China by Wang, Chen & Christiansen (2002),
publications received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen;
on a new Deuterosminthurus with parasitic mite from Spain by Baquero, Moraza & Jordana (2003),
publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on Galanura agnieskae - duplication error in checklist - (2003), email received from John Weyland;
on seven new Arrhopalites from U.S. caves by Zeppelini & Christiansen (2003),
publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini.

2003.06.01-2003.06.30

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 926 - 928, (2003), e-mail received from Dr Jean-Marc Thibaud;
on new Anurida from Southern Siberia by Babenko (2003),
publication received from Dr Anatole B. Babenko;
on missing Homidia and Arrhopalites from China (2003), email received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen;
on the diversity and distribution of Collembola from Brazil by Culik & Zeppelini (2003),
publication received from Dr Mark P. Culik;
on the revision of Paronychiurus by Pomorski (2003),
publication received from Dr Romuald J. Pomorski;
on a new tropical subgenus of Heteromurus by Mari Mutt (1979),
on a new Dicranorchesella from Mexico by Mari Mutt (1978),
on a new Bovicornia from St. Thomas (USA) and Tortola (British Virgin Islands) by Mari Mutt (1978),
on a review of Mastigoceras by Mari Mutt (1978),
on the synonomy of Portachorutes from Puerto Rica by Mari Mutt (1977),
on the new genus Dicranorchesella from Mexico by Mari Mutt (1977),
on new records from Puerto Rico and Tortola, British West Indies by Mari Mutt (1977),
on a new Pseudocyphoderus from Costa Rica by Mari Mutt (1977),
on a new Heteromurus from the Solomon Islands by Mari Mutt (1976),
publications received from Dr José A. Mari Mutt.

2003.07.01-2003.08.02

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Collembola from the canopy of Mexican forests by Palacios-Vargas & Castaño-Meneses (2003),
on Collembola from Quintana Roo, Mexico by Cutz-Pool, Palacios-Vargas & Vázquez (2003),
publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on the synonomy of Sphyrotheca jamaicensis by Soto-Adames (2003), emails received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
on the bacterial colonisation of the gut and tissue of Folsomia candida by Thimm & Tebbe (2003),
on the impact of feeding activities of Onychiurus fimatus on soil-inhabiting microbial communities by Hoffmann, Thimm & Tebbe (1999),
on the gut of Folsomia candida as a hot spot for bacterial gene transfer in soil by Hoffmann, Thimm, Dröge, Moore, Munch & Tebbe (1998),
on the gut of Folsomia candida as a selective habitat of soil bacteria by Thimm, Hoffmann, Borkot, Munch & Tebbe (1998),
publications received from Dr Christoph C. Tebbe;
on a new Homidia from Jiangsu, China by Wang & Chen (2001),
on a new Homidia from Anhui, China by Yi & Chen (1999),
on a new Homidia from Zhejiang, China by Chen & Li (1999),
on a new Entomobrya from Tibet, China by Chen & Ma (1998),
on a new Homidia from Xizang, China by Chen & Zhong (1998),
on a new Homidia from Hunan, China by Chen (1998),
on a new Homidia from Zhejiang, China by Chen & Lin (1997),
on a new Tomocerus from east China by Chen & Ma (1997),
on a new Homidia from Anhui, China by Li & Chen (1997),
on a new Arrhopalites from Changbai, China by Wu & Zhong (1997),
publications received from Dr Jian-Xiu Chen;
on new Collembola from nort east Asia by Tshelnokov (1990),
publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
on a new Alloscopus from Papua New Guinea by Mari Mutt (1982),
on new Dicranocentrus from Nepal by Mari Mutt (1981),
on the sexual dimorphism of Willowsia jacobsoni by Mari Mutt (1981),
on a new Dicranocentrus from the Ivory Coast by Mari Mutt (1981),
on new Orchesellini from Mexico by Mari Mutt (1981),
on a new orcheselline genus Pseudodicranocentrus by Mari Mutt (1981),
on a new orcheselline genus Neorchesella from Mexico by Mari Mutt (1981),
on new Dicranocentrus from northeast India and Nepal by Mari Mutt & Bhattacharjee (1980),
on the species of Heteromurtrella by Mari Mutt (1980),
on a revision of Heteromurus by Mari Mutt (1980),
on the taxonomic status of Strongylonotus and Heteromuricus by Mari Mutt (1979),
on a revision of Dicranocentrus by Mari Mutt (1979),
on a review of Uchidanura by Mari Mutt (1979),
on new Heteromurus from Portugal and Romania by Mari Mutt & Stomp (1979),
publications received from Dr José A. Mari Mutt.

The following keys have been added:

A key to the species of Dicranocentrus, based on Mari Mutt (1979), (1980), (1981), and (1981).

A key to the species of Uchidanura, based on Mari Mutt (1979).

A key to the species of Heteromurtrella, based on Mari Mutt (1980).

A key to the species of Pseudodicranocentrus, based on Mari Mutt (1981).

A key to the species of Neorchesella, based on Mari Mutt (1981).

A key to the species of Dicranorchesella, based on Mari Mutt (1981).

A key to the species of Alloscopus, based on Mari Mutt (1982).

2003.08.03-2003.08.31

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on a new Proctostephanus from Spain by Arbea (2003),
publication received from Jos Bruers;
on Collembola records from a Pb-Zn mining area in Belgium by Lock, Janssens & Janssen (2003),
publication received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on new cave Pseudosinella from the Basque district by Beruete, Baquero & Jordana (2002),
publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on the presumed relationship of Protura and Collembola by Dallai (1991),
publication received from Dr Nicole Balaguer ();
on a male of Coenaletes from the Dominican Republic by Mari Mutt (1994),
on new Dicranocentrus from Thailand by Mari Mutt (1988),
on new Lepidocyrtus from Puerto Rico by Mari Mutt (1988),
on new Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from Equador by Najt, Thibaud & Mari Mutt (1988),
on a new Seira from the United States by Mari Mutt (1987),
on new Collembola from Colombia by Mari Mutt (1987),
on new Heteromurus from Sulawesi Utara (Celebes) by Mari Mutt (1987),
on new Paronellidae from Puerto Rica by Mari Mutt (1987),
on the redescription of Seira oceanica by Mari Mutt (1987),
on the taxonomic status of Strongylonotus by Mari Mutt (1986),
on new Seira from Puerto Rico by Mari Mutt (1986),
on new Lepidocyrtus and Pseudosinella from Puerto Rico by Mari Mutt (1986),
on redescriptions of Orchesellinae by Mari Mutt (1985),
on new Dicranocentrus from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic by Mari Mutt (1985),
on a new Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) from Puerto Rico by Mari Mutt (1985),
on new Dicranocentrus by Mari Mutt (1985),
on new Alloscopus by Mari Mutt (1985),
on a new Orchesella from Canada by Mari Mutt (1985),
on new records for Corynothrix borealis by Mari Mutt (1984),
on new Orchesellini from Central Mexico by Mari Mutt (1984),
on a new Oncopodura from Puerto Rico by Mari Mutt (1984),
on new Lepidocyrtus from Venezuela by Mari Mutt (1983),
on new Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from Venezuela by Mari Mutt (1983),
on new Orchesellides from North Korea by Mari Mutt (1983),
publications received from Dr José A. Mari Mutt.

The following keys have been added:

A key to the species of Proctostephanus, based on Arbea (2003).
The following keys have been revised:

The key to the species of Dicranocentrus, based on Mari Mutt (1983), (1985), (1985), (1988) and Najt, Thibaud & Mari Mutt (1988).

The key to the species of Heteromurtrella, based on Mari Mutt (1983), (1985), (1987) and Najt, Thibaud & Mari Mutt (1988).

The key to the species of Pseudodicranocentrus, based on Mari Mutt (1984).

The key to the species of Dicranorchesella, based on Mari Mutt (1984).

The key to the species of Alloscopus, based on Mari Mutt (1985) and Najt, Thibaud & Mari Mutt (1988).
From now on all publications that have been used to compile the taxonomic lists are provided at family level.

2003.09.01-2003.09.30

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on the systematic position of Collembola by Delsuc, Phillips & Penny (2003),
on the systematic position of Collembola by Nardi, Spinsanti, Boore, Carapelli, Dallai & Frati (2003),
publications received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on the male genital plate of Entomobryomorpha by Christiansen (1958),
on Collembola in general by Christiansen (1990),
publications received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen.

2003.10.01-2003.10.31

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on new cave records from Tenerife, Canary Islands by da Gama & Ferreira in Jordana (2003),
on new Pseudosinella from Moldava by da Gama & Busmachiu in Jordana (2003),
emails received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on new Isotomiella from Brazil by de Mendonça & Fernandes (2003),
on new Pseudachorutinae from Brazil by Fernandes & de Mendonça (2002),
publications received from Dr Maria Cleide de Mendonça;
on the systematic position of Collembola by Cranston & Gullan (2003);
on the systematic position of Collembola by Edgecombe & Giribet (2002);
on two Collembola from Antarctica by Dallai, Malatesta & Focardi (1988),
on the male of Collophora from Somalia by Dallai & Abukar (1981),
on the Collembola pyloric region by Dallai & Callaini (1979),
publications received from Dr Nicole Balaguer ().
on the systematic position of Collembola by Brown in Parker (1982).

The following key has been revised:

The key to the species of Furculanurida, based on Fernandes & de Mendonça (2002).

2003.11.01-2003.12.01

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Seira annulicornuta and Neelus albus by Brown in Greenslade (2003),
on Entomobryidae and Neanuridae from New Zealand by Greenslade (2003),
on Hypogastruridae, Isotomidae and Tullbergiidae from New Zealand by Greenslade (2003),
on Isotomidae and Katiannidae from New Zealand by Greenslade (2003),
emails received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
on Cryptopygus and Tullbergia from New Zealand by Christiansen (2003),
on Isotoma versus Gnathisotoma klovstadi from Antarctica by Christiansen (2003),
email received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen;
on Collembola from Belgium by Jacobs, Janssens & De Bruyn in Peeters, Franklin & Van Goethem (2003);
on a new Pseudosinella from China by Wang, Christiansen & Chen (2003),
on a new Homidia from China by Jia, Chen & Christiansen (2003),
on Miocene Collembola from Mexican amber by Christiansen (1971),
publications received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen;
on Miocene Collembola from Dominican Republic amber by Mari Mutt (1983),
publication received from Dr José A. Mari Mutt.

The following key has been revised:

The key to the species of Dicranocentrus, based on Jacquemart (1980).

2003.12.02-2003.12.30

Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:

on Collembola Los Tuxtlas, Mexico by Palacios-Vargas (2003),
on Collembola in amber from Chiapas, Mexico by Meléndez, Palacios-Vargas & Cutz-Pool (2003),
on Collembola from Hildago, Mexico by Cutz-Pool, Palacios-Vargas & Castaño-Meneses (2003),
publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on the systematic position of Adisius and Arborianna by Bretfeld (2003), e-mail received from Dr Gerhard Bretfeld;
on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 930 - 932, (2003), e-mail received from Dr Jean-Marc Thibaud;
on Cyphoderus in nests of Camponotus sylvaticus from Spain by Henderickx & Vets (2003),
publication received from Jos Bruers;
on the phylogeny of Apterygota by Shao, Zhang, Ke, Yue & Yin (2000);
on the formation of polar caps on eggs of Collembola by Janssens (1996);
on the state of the art in research on Collembola and Protura by Dallai (1980),
on the pyloric region of Collembola and Protura by Dallai (1979),
on intranuclear vesiculation in Collembola by Dallai (1967),
on the biogeographic distribution, biology and morphology of Tetrodontophora bielanenis by Dunger (1961),
on the resistance of eggs to drought conditions by Davidson (1932),
on new Hypogastruridae and Isotomidae from Costa Rica by Denis (1931) (incomplete copy),
on new Entomobrya from the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 by Folsom (1919) (incomplete copy),
publications received from Dr Nicole Balaguer ();
on a survey of soil animals (Collembola included) by Kühnelt (1961).