Checklist of the Collembola: History

http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2006.htm - Last updated on 2009.01.02 by Frans Janssens

Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2006

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
2006.12.31

Status

Status of the checklist

Group	# of Genera	# of Species	Species/Genus ratio

Actaletidae	3	10	3
Anurophorinae	27	394	14
Arrhopalitidae	2	121	60
Bourletiellidae	37	242	6
Brachystomellidae	19	130	6
Caputanurininae	3	7	2
Coenaletidae	1	2	2
Collophoridae	2	8	4
Cyphoderidae	13	131	10
Dicyrtominae	6	96	16
Entomobryinae	19	457	24
Frieseinae	5	179	35
Gulgastruridae	1	1	1
Hypogastruridae	40	671	16
Incerta	1	1	1
Incerta	6	8	1
Isotogastruridae	1	5	5
Isotominae	50	475	9
Katiannidae	19	191	10
Lepidocyrtinae	22	726	33
Lobellini	17	95	5
Mackenziellidae	1	1	1
Microfalculidae	1	1	1
Morulininae	2	20	10
Morulodini	3	5	1
Neanurini	21	202	9
Neelidae	6	34	5
Odontellidae	14	122	8
Oncobryidae	1	1	1
Oncopoduridae	3	52	17
Onychiurinae	42	527	12
Orchesellinae	14	243	17
Pachyotominae	7	28	4
Pachytullbergiidae	3	3	1
Paleonurini	42	327	7
Paleotullbergiidae	1	1	1
Paranurini	3	34	11
Paronellidae	29	375	12
Poduridae	2	4	2
Praentomobryidae	2	2	1
Proisotominae	22	397	18
Protentomobryidae	1	1	1
Pseudachorutinae	51	429	8
Ptenothricinae	4	96	24
Seirinae	3	180	60
Sensillanurini	4	36	9
Sminthurididae	11	147	13
Sminthurinae	24	209	8
Sphyrothecinae	5	40	8
Spinothecidae	4	6	1
Sturmiidae	1	2	2
Tetrodontophorinae	4	4	1
Tomoceridae	17	135	7
Tullbergiidae	35	214	6
Uchidanurinae	9	15	1

Collembola	686	7843	11

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;
Entomobryinae;
Frieseinae;
Lepidocyrtinae; the revision of Lepidocyrtus s.l. of Yoshii & Yayuk (1989) has been only partly accepted up to subgenus level;
Oncopoduridae;
Ptenothricinae;
Seirinae.

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 :

2006.01.02-2006.01.30

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

on key completion data of a new Pseudosinella from Spain (2006), e-mail received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on the species diversity and seasonal abundance of Collembola in turfgrass ecosystems of North America by Rochefort, Therrien, Shetlar & Brodeur (2006), publication received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on the revision of Hypogastrura crassaegranulata from Europe by Skarzynski (2006), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on a new Agraphorura from Venezuela by Arbea (2005),
on a phylogeny of the Pseudosinella from Aragon, Spain by Arbea (2005), publications received from Dr J.I. Arbea;
on new Pachyotominae from Russia by Potapov, Lobkova & Shrubovych (2005), publication received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
on a new Friesea from Iberia by Simón-Benito (2005), publication received from Dr José Carlos Simón-Benito;
on a new Pseudosinella from Spain by Jordana & Baquero (2005),
on a new cave Entomobrya from Spain by Jordana, Vadell & Baquero (2005),
on a new cave Pseudosinella from France and Spain by Jordana & Baquero (2005), publications received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on new cave records of Collembola from Belgium by Janssens & Dethier (2005);
on the synonomy of the Palaeotropical Collembola species Cryptopygus fasciatus and notes on the subgenus Rhodanella by Lawrence (1978), publication received from Dr Penelope Greenslade.

2006.01.31-2006.02.28

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

on a correction to the data of Cyphoderus komareki by Palacios-Vargas (2006), e-mail received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on new Arrhopalites from Brazil by Zeppelini (2006), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
on new Paranura from Colombia and Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Peñaranda-Parada (2005),
on a new Palmanura from Mexico by Vázquez & Palacios-Vargas (2005), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on a new genus of Sminthurididae from French Guyana by Betsch & Waller (1991),
on the suppression of Ptenura by the ICZN (1976),
on a proposal to suppress Ptenura by Bellinger & Ellis (1972),
on a new genus of Bourletiellinae from Australia by Betsch & Massoud (1972),
on the redescription of Jeannenotia, and new Proisotoma and Sminthurides from France by Betsch & Massoud (1970),
on a new Sminthurus from the USA by Betsch (1964), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

A key to the American species of Paranura, based on Palacios-Vargas & Peñaranda-Parada (2005), has been added.

A key to the species of Palmanura, based on Vázquez & Palacios-Vargas (2005), has been added.

2006.03.01-2006.03.31

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

on the water walking of Anurida by Bush & Hu (2006), publication received from Dr David L. Hu;
on new cave Entomobrya from Spain by Jordana & Baquero (2006), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on climatic and litter fall effects on Collembola in a beech wood by Irmler (2006), publication received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on the type specimens [of Collembola] belonging to the entomological collection of the Museo de Ciensas Naturales de Tenerife by Ortega (2005), publication received from Dr G. Ortega;
on a new cave Arrhopalites from Spain by Baquero, Herrando-Pérez & Jordana (2005), publication received from Dr Enrique Baquero;
on the structure of arctic springtail fauna by Babenko (2005), publication received from Dr Anatole B. Babenko;
on the phylogeography of a new saproxylic `giant' springtail from south-east Australia by Garrick, Sands, Rowell, Tait, Greenslade & Sunnucks (2004),
on the phylogeography of a new Neanuridae from south-east Australia by Garrick (2002).

2006.04.01-2006.05.01

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

on the duplicate state of Setanodosa and Anurida steineni in the checklist by Greenslade (2006), email received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
on two new Seira with remarkable sexual characters from Brazil and the Canary Islands by Zeppelini & Cavalcante Bellini (2006), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
on a new Ceratophysella from Texas, USA by Skarzynski (2006), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on the population growth rate of Folsomia candida exposed to Ivermectin by Noël, Hopkin, Hutchinson, Williams & Sibly (2006),
on the population ecology of stressed environments: the effects of zinc on Folsomia candida by Noël, Hopkin, Hutchinson, Williams & Sibly (2006), publications received from Dr Steve P. Hopkin;
on a new Orchesellides from Spain by Jordana & Baquero (2006), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on the Collembola of the Reserva de la Biosfera El Cielo, Tamaulipas, Mexico by Palacios-Vargas in Sánchez-Ramos, Reyes-Castillo & Dirzo (2005), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios;
on a new Homidia from China by Jia, Chen & Christiansen (2005), publication received from Dr Kenneth A. Christiansen;
on new Symphypleona from Yemen by Bretfeld (2005),
on a new name for Adisius Bretfeld, 2002 by Bretfeld (2003), publications received from Dr Gerhard Bretfeld.

A key to the species of Anarmatus, based on Bretfeld (2005), has been added.

A key to the species of Sphyrotheca, based on Bretfeld (2005), has been added.

A key to the species of Orchesellides, based on Jordana & Baquero (2006), has been added.

A key to the species of Balkanura, based on Smolis (2006), has been added.

A key to the species of Cryptonura, based on Smolis (2006), has been added.

A key to the species of Pumilinura, based on Smolis (2006), has been added.

2006.05.02-2006.06.01

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

on soil mesofaunal (including Collembola) responses to post-mining restoration treatments in Spain by Andrés & Mateos (2006), publication received from Dr Eduardo Mateos;
on new Pseudosinella from Spain by Arbea (2006), publication received from Dr Xavier I. Arbea;
on new Collembola from the Socotra Island, Yemen by Barra (2006), publication received from Dr Jean-Auguste Barra;
on the synonomy of Paranura najtae with Paranura ieti (2006),
on the correct authorithy of Paranura tridentata (2006), emails received from Dr José G. Palacios;
on new Collembola from Korea by Lee & Kim (1984), publication (excerpt) received from Dr José G. Palacios;
on the adaptations of troglobitic species (including Collembola) by Dethier & Hubart (2005), publication received from Dr Michel Dethier;
on the nomenclatural status of Dicyrtoma and Dicyrtomina by the ICZN (1977),
on the nomenclatural status of Dicyrtoma by Ellis & Bellinger (1972),
on new Collembola from Egypt and Sudan by Wahlgren (1906), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the species of Pseudosinella, based on Arbea (2006), has been updated.

2006.06.02-2006.07.01

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

on the correct combination of Ceratophysella dolsana by Lee (2006), email received from Dr Byung-Hoon Lee;
on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 958 - 961, (2006), e-mail received from Dr Jean-Marc Thibaud;
on new Arlea from Brazil by de Mendonça, Abrantes & Fernandes (2006),
on a new Arlea from Brazil by Abrantes & de Mendonça (2005), publications received from Dr Maria Cleide de Mendonça;
on new Collembola from Korea by Lee & Kim (1995), publication received from Dr Byung-Hoon Lee;
on the biology of semi-aquatic Collembola by Wichard, Arens & Eisenbeis (1995), publication received from Luc Schelfthout;
on the synonomy of Haloxenylla and Paraxenylla by Culik & Deharveng (1986), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on the nomenclatural status of Deuterosminthurus by the ICZN (1976),
on the nomenclatural status of Deuterosminthurus by Bellinger & Ellis (1972),
on the life of Dr Hermann Gisin by Besuchet (1967),
on a possible adaptive coloration in poduroid Collembola by Bellinger (1960), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

2006.07.02-2006.07.30

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

on fossil Collembola from mid Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma) by Christiansen & Nascimbene (2006), publication received from Dr Kenneth A. Christiansen;
on a new Hypogastrura from Poland by Skarzynski (2006), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on Gillopoda nom. nov. for Collembola by Lawrence (2003), publication received from Peter Nolan Lawrence;
on the phenomenon of pareidolia in relation to Collembola found in human skin scrapings by Berenbaum (2005), publication received from May Berenbaum;
on the sexual dimorphism in Arrhopalites by Betsch & Cassagnau (1966),
on new Symphypleona from Jamaica by Betsch (1965),
on new Neanuridae from Alaska by Bödvarsson (1960),
on the Collembola from Iceland by Bödvarsson (1957),
on Collembola from Spitzbergen by Bockemühl (1956),
on Collembola from France by Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville (1951),
on new Collembola from New Zealand by Carpenter (1925),
on new Collembola from the Seychelles by Carpenter (1916),
on new Collembola from Antarctica by Carpenter (1907),
on Oncopodura from Krim by Carl & Lebedinsky (1905), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the genera of Praentomobryidae, based on Christiansen & Nascimbene (2006), has been added.

The key to the families of Collembola, the key to the genera of Odontellidae, the key to the genera of Isotomidae, based on Christiansen & Nascimbene (2006), have been updated.

2006.08.01-2006.08.26

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

on a new Cosberella from the USA by Bernard (2006),
on new Thalassaphorurini from Far East Russia by Pomorski & Sveenkova (2006),
on a new Ceratophysella from England by Skarzynski & Smolis (2006),
on a new Vitronura from Vietnam by Smolis & Deharveng (2006),
on a new Anurida from Poland by Sterzynska, Karprus & Ehrnsberger (2006), abstracts from the Web of Science;
on imaging soil Collembola by Ariño, Baquero & Jordana (2006);
on a revision of Vesicephalus by Baquero, Snider & Jordana (2006);
on a new Folsomia from China by Ding, Ji & Chen (2006);
on the evolution of the interaction of Hox genes and a Hox regulatory target in Arthropoda [Collembola included] by Palopoli & Patel (1998) publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
on new Collembola from Libanon by Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville (1955), publication received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the species of Vesicephalus, based on Baquero, Snider & Jordana (2006), has been added.

2006.08.27-2006.10.01

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

on a new fossiel genus Grinnellia from Burma amber by Anonymous (2006), publication received from Dr Kenneth A. Christiansen;
on a new genus Sensillonychiurus of Thalassaphorurini from Russian Far East by Pomorski & Sveenkova (2006),
on a review of Vibronychiurus by Pomorski (2006), publications received from Dr Romuald Jacek Pomorski;
on new Paraxenylla from America by Palacios-Vargas & Janssens (2006);
on a new Stachorutes from Russia by Smolis & Shvejonkova (2006), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on new cave Typhlogastrura from North America by Christiansen & Wang (2006), publication received from Dr Kenneth A. Christiansen;
on a new Friesea from Peru by Smolis & Skarzynski (2006),
on the redescription of Ceratophysella lawrencei by Skarzynski (2006),
on a new Ceratophysella from greenhouses in England by Skarzynski & Smolis (2006), publications received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on two major evolutionary lineages revealed by molecular phylogeny in the parthenogenetic Folsomia candida by Tully, D'Haese, Richarda & Ferrière (2006),
on the estimation and sensitivity to genetic variation in the prey Folsomia candida by Tully, Cassey & Ferrière (2005), publications received from Dr Thomas Tully;
on Collembola from Ukraine by Kaprus, Pomorski, Skarzynski & Potapov (2005);
on spore-breaking capabilities of Collembola by Nakamori & Suzuki (2005),
on the preference of Collembola for fruit-bodies of basidiomycete fungi by Nakamori & Suzuki (2005), publications received from Dr Taizo Nakamori;
on Collembola as prey to spiders by Agustí, Shayler, Harwood, Vaughan, Sunderland & Symondson (2003);
on how Collembola help lichens in competition with algae by Aptroot & Berg (2004),
on Axelsonia littoralis from the Netherlands by Berg & Faasse (2003),
on Collembola on lichens from the Netherlands by Berg & Aptroot (2003),
on Lepidocyrtus paradoxus from the Netherlands by Berg & Heijerman (2002),
on corticolous Collembola from the Netherlands by Noordijk & Berg (2002), publications received from Dr Matty P. Berg;
on Collembola associated with maize crops from Colombia by Ospina, Rodriguez & Peck (2006),
on Collembola associated with grass crops from Colombia by Ospina, Serna, Pe�aranda & Serna (2003), publications received from Dr Claudia Marcela Ospina;
on Collembola from Antarctica by Lubbock (1879).

The key to the genera of Onychiurinae has been updated, based on Pomorski & Sveenkova (2006).

The key to the species of Sensillonychiurus has been added, based on Pomorski & Sveenkova (2006).

The key to the species of Vibronychiurus has been added, based on Pomorski (2006).

The key to the species of Typhlogastrura of North America has been added, based on Christiansen & Wang (2006).

The key to the species of Stachorutes has been updated, based on Smolis & Shvejonkova (2006).

The key to the species of Paraxenylla has been updated, based on Palacios-Vargas & Janssens (2006).

2006.10.02-2006.10.31

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

on the phylogeny of Uchidanurinae from New Zealand by Stevens (2006);
on a revision of Vesicephalus by Baquero, Snider & Jordana (2006) publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on the position of Collembola within Arthropoda by Cook, Yue & Akam (2005);
on a phylogeny of Arthropoda based on the eye structure by Paulus (2000);
on a revision of Monobella by Bedos & Deharveng (1998);
on a new genus of Neanurinae from Cameroon by Cassagnau (1991),
on new Poduromorpha from the Pyrenee by Cassagnau (1954),
on new Anurophorinae from the Pyrenee by Cassagnau (1953),
on new mediterranean Poduromorpha by Cassagnau (1952), publications received from Adolf Suttrop;
on the anal sacks in Poduromorpha by Leinaas (1988);
on a synopsis of Papirius from America by Jackson (1907).

A prototype key to the species of Mesaphorura has been added, based on Simón Benito (2006).

The key to the species of Holacanthella has been added, based on Stevens (2006).

The key to the species of Coecobrya has been added, based on Chen & Christiansen (1997), Chen, Wang & Christiansen (2002), and Wang, Chen & Christiansen (2002).

The key to the species of Monobella has been added, based on Bedos & Deharveng (1998).

2006.11.01-2006.11.30

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

on the redescription of species of the alpina group of Tetracanthella by Smolis & Skarzynski (2006), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on new Isotomodes from Spain by Arbea (2006), publication received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
on the phylogenetic position of Collembola by Luan, Mallatt, Xie, Yang, & Yin (2005);
on the feeding habits of Collembola and their ecological niche by Castaño-Meneses, Palacios-Vargas & Cutz-Pool (2004);
on new Collembola from Israel by Kaprus & Nevo (2003);
on the homology of the arthropodan ommatidium by Oakley (2003);
on new Dicyrtomidae from Puerto Rico by Soto-Adames (1988);
on Collembola records from Iceland by Bödvarsson (1982);
on the ultrastructure of the two types of ommatidia of Entomobrya muscorum by Paulus (1977),
on the ultrastructure of the ommatidium of Orchesella by Paulus (1970),
on new Isotomidae from France and Spain by Cassagnau (1954),
on new Neanurini from France and Spain by Cassagnau (1954),
on a new genus of Sminthuridinae from France by Cassagnau (1953), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the species group alpina of Tetracanthella has been added, based on Smolis & Skarzynski (2006).

The key to the species of Ibero-balearic Isotomodes has been added, based on Arbea (2006).

2006.12.01-2006.12.31

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

on a revision of the Proisotoma complex by Potapov, Babenko & Fjellberg (2006), publication received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 965 - 966, (2006), e-mail received from Dr Jean-Marc Thibaud;
on a new Ceratophysella from France by Cassagnau (1964),
on new Collembola from France by Cassagnau (1964),
on a revision of Entomobrya from Britain by South (1961),
on cave Collembola from North America by Christiansen (1960),
on new Collembola from France by Cassagnau (1960),
on the synonomy of Entomobrya duolineata from the St. Louis area in the USA by Christiansen (1959),
on new Collembola from France by Cassagnau (1959),
on new Hypogastruridae from France by Cassagnau (1959),
on new Onychiurus from the UK by Choudhuri (1958),
on new Onychiurus from Nepal and Uganda by Choudhuri (1958),
on new Friesea from France by Cassagnau (1958),
on a new cave Tritomurus from France by Cassagnau (1958),
on the hystology of the ecomorphosis in Hypogastrura boldorii and purpurescens by Cassagnau (1958),
on a new isotomid genus from France by Cassagnau (1957),
on the ecomorphosis in Hypogastrura boldorii by Cassagnau (1956),
on the ecomorphosis in Hypogastrura manubrialis by Cassagnau (1956),
on the ecomorphosis in Isotoma by Cassagnau (1956),
on the ecomorphosis in Hypogastrura purpurescens by Cassagnau (1955),
on new Neanuridae from France by Cassagnau (1955),
on a new Hypogastrura from France by Cassagnau (1954), publications received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the species of Scutisotoma has been added, based on Potapov, Babenko & Fjellberg (2006).

The key to the species of Weberacantha has been added, based on Potapov, Babenko & Fjellberg (2006).

The key to the British species of Entomobrya has been added, based on South (1961).

The key to the species of Tritomurus has been added, based on Cassagnau (1958).