Checklist of the Collembola: History

http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2008.htm - Last updated on 2009.01.02 by Frans Janssens

Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2008

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
2008.12.31

Status

Status of the checklist

Group	# of Genera	# of Species	Species/Genus ratio

Actaletidae	3	10	3
Anurophorinae	37	415	11
Arrhopalitidae	3	125	41
Bourletiellidae	38	253	6
Brachystomellidae	19	131	6
Capbryinae	3	3	1
Caputanurininae	3	8	2
Coenaletidae	1	2	2
Collophoridae	2	8	4
Cyphoderinae	13	132	10
Dicyrtominae	9	105	11
Entomobryinae	24	476	19
Frieseinae	9	188	20
Gulgastruridae	1	1	1
Hypogastruridae	50	676	13
Isotogastruridae	1	5	5
Isotomidae	7	29	4
Isotominae	8	19	2
Katiannidae	19	201	10
Lepidocyrtinae	22	655	29
Lophognathellinae	3	2	0
Mackenziellidae	1	1	1
Microfalculidae	1	1	1
Morulininae	2	21	10
Neanurinae	106	741	6
Neelidae	6	34	5
Odontellidae	17	130	7
Oncobryidae	1	1	1
Oncopoduridae	4	57	14
Onychiurinae	53	550	10
Orchesellinae	22	262	11
Pachytullbergiidae	3	3	1
Paleotullbergiidae	1	1	1
Paronellinae	30	381	12
Poduridae	3	11	3
Praentomobryidae	2	2	1
Proisotominae	24	402	16
Protentomobryidae	1	1	1
Pseudachorutinae	60	450	7
Ptenothricinae	7	120	17
Seirinae	8	257	32
Sminthurididae	12	148	12
Sminthurinae	23	207	9
Sphyrothecinae	9	67	7
Spinothecidae	4	6	1
Sturmiidae	1	2	2
Tetrodontophorinae	5	3	0
Tomoceridae	22	147	6
Tullbergiidae	38	220	5
Uchidanurinae	11	18	1
Willowsiinae	11	60	5

Collembola	763	7748	10

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 8200.

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;
Lepidocyrtinae; the revision of Lepidocyrtus s.l. of Yoshii & Yayuk (1989) has been only partly accepted up to subgenus level;
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 : 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

2008.01.01-2008.01.31

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

on the postembryonic development of the dorsal chaetotaxy in Seira dowlingi from Puerto Rico by Soto-Adames (2008), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
on the recombinational micro-evolution of functionally different metallothionein promoter alleles from Orchesella cincta by Janssens, Mariën, Cenijn, Legler, van Straalen & Roelofs (2007);
on new Isotomidae from Fennoscandia and Denmark by Fjellberg (2007),
on Collembola from the sub-Antarctic Marion Island by Chown, Slabber, McGeoch, Janion & Leinaas (2007), publications received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on a new genus of Hypogastrura from Ukraine by Vargovitsh (2007),
on a new cave Arrhopalites from Ukraine by Vargovich (2005),
on a new cave Arrhopalites from Ukraine by Vargovich (1999), publications received from Dr Robert S. Vargovitsh;
on new subspecies of Lepidocyrtus lusitanicus from Spain by Simón-Benito (2007), publication received from Dr José Carlos Simón-Benito;
on a new genus of Lepidocyrtini from Brazil by de Mendonça & Fernandes (2007), publication received from Dr Maria Cleide de Mendonça;
on new Ceratophysella from North America by Skarzynski (2007), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on the development and application of three-tiered nuclear genetic markers for 2 new undescribed species of Collembola from Australia using single-stranded conformation polymorphism coupled with targeted DNA sequencing by Garrick & Sunnucks (2006);
on the presence of antifreeze proteins in Hypogastrura harveyi from Canada by Graham & Davies (2005);
on the development and affinities of the Pauropoda, based on a study of Pauropus silvaticus [Collembola included] by Tiegs (1947), (1947).

2008.02.01-2008.02.29

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

on new Nahuanura from México by Palacios-Vargas &, Simón-Benito (2007), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on a new Isotomiella from Brazil by de Mendonça & Assis-Abrantes (2007);
on a new Willowsia from China by Zhang, Xu & Chen (2007);
on a new Dicranocentrus from China by Ma & Chen (2007);
on a new Hypogastrura from China by Jiang, Tang & Chen (2007);
on a new genus of Neanurini from Siberia by Smolis (2007);
on a new Psyllaphorura from China by Yan, Huang & Chen (2007);
on records of Collembola from Roumania by Fierra (2007), publication received from Dr Cristina Fiera;
on new records of Collembola from Iceland by Fjellberg (2007),
on a new species of Choreutinula from Norway and Sweden by Fjellberg (2007), publications received from Dr Arne Fjellberg;
on the synonymy of Setanodosa peruensis from Peru by Arbea (2007),
on a new Lepidocyrtus from Spain by Arbea & Ariza (2007), publications received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
on a new Telobella from Indonesia by Suhardjono & Deharveng (2001);
on new Willemia by D'Haese (1998).

The key to the species of Setanodosa has been added, based on Arbea (2007).

The key to the species of Nahuanura has been added, based on Palacios-Vargas &, Simón-Benito (2007).

2008.03.01-2008.03.31

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

on new Pseudosinella from Spain by Simón-Benito & Palacios-Vargas (2008), publication received from Dr Carlos Simón-Benito;
on a new Neanura from Moldova by Busmachiu & Deharveng (2008);
on the defensive role of cystidia against Collembola in basidiomycetes by Nakamori & Suzuki (2007),
on the repellency of injured ascomata to fungivorous Collembola by Nakamori & Suzuki (2006), publications received from Dr Taizo Nakamori;
on Entomobrya nivalis as dominant species in apple trees from Germany by Simon (2007),
on Collembola in the canopy of apple trees from Germany by Simon (2007), publications received from Dr Hans-Reiner Simon;
on dehydration tolerance and water vapour absorption in two species of soil-dwelling Collembola by Holmstrup, Sjursen, Ravn & Bayley (2001);
on the utrastructure of the male accessory glands of Allacma fusca by Dallai, Frati, Lupetti & Fanciulli (1999);
on the provisional Nomina Collembola Belgium by Janssens (1996);
on the effects of inundation on marine Collembola by Witteveen & Joosse (1988);
on new Entomobrya from Orono, USA by Harvey (1895);
on new Desoria from the Artic region by White in Sutherland (1852), publication received from Dr Chris Duffin;
on the synonymy of Podurelles from Europe by Bourlet (1845);
on the Podures from France by Bourlet (1839).

2008.04.01-2008.04.30

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

on a new Lobellina from China by Ma & Chen (2008) publication received from Dr Zhi-Chun Ma;
on the scales of Lepidocyrtus from the UK by Beck (1862);
on new Podureaneos from Chile by Nicolet in Gay (1854).
on new Podureaneos from Chile by Nicolet in Gay (1849).

2008.05.01-2008.05.31

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

on new Collembola from north-east Italy by Fanciulli & Dallai (2008), publication received from Dr Pietro Paolo Fanciulli;
on new Seira from Brazil by Bellini & Zeppelini (2008), publication received from Dr Bruno C. Bellini;
on a suprageneric revision of Entomobryomorpha by Soto-Adames, Barra, Christiansen & Jordana (2008), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames, Rafael Jordana and Kenneth Christiansen;
on a revision of Lepidocyrtus from Europe by Mateos (2008), publication received from Dr Eduardo Mateos;
on the homonomy of Folsomia potapovi by Jordana (2008), email received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on a new Entomobrya and Folsomia from Greece by Ramel, Baquero & Jordana (2008),
on new Collembola from Middle Siberia by Babenko (2007), publications received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on new Neanurinae from northern America by Palacios-Vargas and Simón-Benito (2007), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas.

The key to the species of Lepidocyrtus from Europe has been added, based on Mateos (2008).

The key to the superfamilies of Entomobryomorpha has been added,

The key to the families of Tomoceroidea has been added,

The key to the extant families of Isotomoidea has been added,

The key to the extant families of Entomobryoidea has been added,

The key to the subfamilies of Entomobryidae has been added,

The key to the subfamilies of Paronellidae has been added, based on Soto-Adames, Barra, Christiansen & Jordana (2008).

2008.06.01-2008.06.30

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 979 - 996, (2008), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
on the Onychiurus armatus group from Britain (1980);
on the Collembola from Skokholm, Wales by Gough (1971), publication received from Shane Farrell;
on the cave Collembola from Japan by Yosii (1956), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana.

2008.07.01-2008.07.31

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

on new Entomobrya from Spain, Morocco and England by Baquero & Jordana (2008);
on a new Scutisotoma from China by Xie & Chen (2008);
on a new Pseudachorutes from China by Shi, Jiang & Pan (2008);
on a new Lepidocyrtoides from Australia by Liu, Chen & Greenslade (2008);
on a revision of Isotomiella by Kovác & Palacios-Vargas (2008), publication received from Dr L'ubomír Kovác;
on Ptenothrix atra from the Netherlands by Berg (2008), publication received from Dr Matty Berg;
on a new isotomid genus and species from Macquarie Island by Greenslade & Potapov (2008), publication received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
on two new Pseudosinella from Spain by Simón-Benito & Romera-Becerro (2008), publication received from Dr José Carlos Simón-Benito;
on the complete mitochondrial genome of Cryptopygus antarcticus by Carapelli, Comandi, Convey, Nardi & Frati (2008), publication received from Dr Antonio Carapelli;
on a phylogenetic analysis of ribosomal protein genes [Collembola included] by Timmermans, Roelofs, Mariën & van Straalen (2008);
on the ultrastructure of the spermatheca and accessory glands in Orchesella villosa by Dallai, Zizzari & Fanciulli (2008), publication received from Dr Pietro Paolo Fanciulli;
on Tricholoma matsutake repelling Proisotoma minuta by Sawahata, Shimano & Suzuki (2008);
on Collembase: a repository for springtail genomics by Timmermans, de Boer, Nota, de Boer, Mariën, Klein-Lankhorst, van Straalen & Roelofs (2007);
on new genera of Onychiuridae from North America and North Africa by Pomorski (2007),
on new Protaphorura from Russia by Pomorski & Kaprus' (2007),
on a new Tetrodontophorinae from Russia by Pomorski (2007), publications received from Dr Kenneth Christiansen;
on the spermatophore transfer in Deuterosminthurus bicinctus by Kozlowski & Aoxiang (2006), (2006);
on the position of crustaceans within Arthropoda [Collembola included] by Giribet, Richter, Edgecombe & Wheeler (2005);
on an aligned 18S insect phylogeny [Collembola included] by Kjer (2004);
on endogenous free fatty acids that repel Onychiuridae by Nilsson & Bengtsson (2004);
on the winterfeeding and use of eversible vesicles in Ceratophysella sigallata by Zettel, Zettel, Suter, Streich & Egger (2002);
on a revision of Cryptopygus from Europe by Rusek (2002);
on the history in Apterygota research in Czechoslovakia by Rusek (2002);
on an overview of the history of the taxonomy of the Collembola by Rusek (2002);
on the aberrant spermatogenesis and sex determination in Bourleteliidae by Dallai, Fanciulli, Carapelli & Frati (2001);
on the cephalic endoskeleton of primary wingless hexapods by Koch (2000);
on a nuclear and mitochondrial phylogeny of the basic apterygotan insects by Carapelli, Frati, Nardi, Dallai & Simon (2000);
on the ultrastructure of the male genital organs of Allacma fusca by Dallai, Cavallo, Falso & Fanciulli (2000);
on enzyme tests for the evaluation of species of Mesaphorura by Zimdars & Dunger (2000);
on two new Neanuridae from China by Yue & Yin (1999);
on the evolution of the mitochondrial COII gene in Collembola by Frati, Simon, Sullivan & Swofford (1997);
on two Onychiurus new to China by Tamura & Zhao (1997);
on the Collembola from Örség, Hungary by Traser (1995);
on the food habit of Bourletiella hortensis from Japan by Honma (1988);
on the mating ritual of Heterosminthurus chaetocephalus from Germany by Bretfeld (1976);
on a new Folsomides from Australia by Wood (1970);
on a new Lepidosira from Australia by Howard (1969);
on new Collembola from Malay and Singapore by Yosii (1959);
on the damage to cucumber seedlings by Bourletiella signata from Germany by Blunck (1933);
on Poduridae from Ireland by Westwood (1836) and Templeton (1836).

The key to the species of Isotomiella has been added, based on Kovác & Palacios-Vargas (2008).

The key to the subfamilies of Onychiuridae has been updated, based on Pomorski (2007).

The key to the genera of Lophognathellinae has been updated, based on Pomorski (2007).

The key to the genera of Tetrodontophorinae has been updated, based on Pomorski (2007).

2008.08.01-2008.08.31

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

on the thermal tolerance in Folsomia candida by Jensen, Holmstrup & Bailey (2008);
on the thermal tolerance in Folsomia candida by Holmstrup, Aubail & Damgaard (2008);
on the status of 'decimpunctatus Skidmore, 1995' by Bowser (2008) email received from Matthew Bowser;
on the taxonomic position of Graniloba, Tasmanura, Tremoisea and Zealandmeria by Deharveng (2008), (2008), (2008) emails received from Dr Louis Deharveng;
on Folsomia candida in groundwater from the USA by Peterson, Johnson, Cencer & Thomason (2006), publication received from Dr Peter Shaw;
on the embryonic development of Folsomia candida by Gao, Bu, Luan & Yin (2006);
on a review of molecular phylogenies of basal hexapods [Collembola included] by Carapelli, Nardi, Dallai & Frati (2006);
on Collembola from Luxembourg by Stomp & Weiner (2005);
on Neanurinae from Albania by Traser & Kontschán (2004);
on Collembola from Hungary by Traser (2002);
on the sex determination mechanism in Symphypleona by Dallai, Fanciulli & Frati (1999);
on the spermatophore of Neanuridae by Cassagnau (1971), publication received from Adolf Suttrop;
on new Nearctic Collembola by Mills (1931);
on Collembola from the Canadian Arctic Expidition by Folsom (1919) publication received from Matthew Bowser;
on the Podurellen from Europe by Bourlet in Erichson (1846);
on the Podurellae from Europe by Latreille (1806).

The key to the ordo of Collembola has been added.

The key to the superfamilies of Poduromorpha has been added.

The key to the families of Neanuroidea has been added.

The key to the families of Hypogastruroidea has been added.

The key to the families of Onychiuroidea has been added.

2008.09.01-2008.09.30

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

on a new Hypogastrura from China by Jiang & Chen (2008);
on a revision of Endonura by Smolis (2008);
on a new Paraxenylla from Brazil by Queiroz & Deharveng (2008);
on the incorrect spelling of Sminthurididoidea by Palicios-Vargas (2008), email received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on the reproductive flexibility in Folsomia candida by Tully & Ferrière (2008), publication received from Dr Thomas Tully;
on a comparison of the Collembola fauna from Mexico and Brazil by Palacios-Vargas & Iglesias (2008),
on new records of Collembola from Central America by Palacios-Vargas (2008),
on new Paranura from Mexico by Simón-Benito & Palacios-Vargas (2008),
on Collembola associated with nests of Neotoma palatina from Mexico by Cutz-Pool, Villegas-Guzmán & Palacios-Vargas (2007),
on Collembola from San Luis Potosi, Mexico by Cutz-Pool, García-Gómez & Palacios-Vargas (2007), publications received from Dr Joé G. Palacios-Vargas;
on cave Collembola records from Missouri, USA by Elliott (2007),
on cave Collembola records from West Virginia, USA by Schneider & Culver (2004),
on new Entomobryidae from Japan by Yosii (1942), publications received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on Collembola from the USA by Richards & Rogers (2006);
on new Collembola from Japan by Matsumura (1932);
on new Collembola from the USA by Guthrie (1903).

2008.10.01-2008.10.31

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

on Collembola as bioindicators of restoration in mined sand dunes from Brazil by Zeppelini, Bellini, Creao-Duarte & Hernández (2008), abstract received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
on new Entomobrya from China by Baquero & Jordana (2008), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on new records from Collembola from Mexico by Cutz-Pool, Palacios-Vargas & Castaño-Meneses (2008), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on new Collembola records from Brazil by Bellini & Zeppelini (2004);
on new Collembola from East Africa by Weiner & Najt (1998);
on new Arrhopalites from Spain by Selga (1963).

The key to the species of Paranura has been updated, based on Simón-Benito & Palacios-Vargas (2008).

2008.11.01-2008.11.30

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

on new Lepidocyrtus from Spain by Mateos (2008);
on the Collembola fauna from Hungary by Dányi & Traser (2008) publication received from Dr László Dányi;
on a new Oncopodura from Spain by Baquero, Vadell & Jordana (2007), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on a new cave Heteromurus from Macedonia by Lucic, Curcic & Mitic (2007);
on cave Collembola from Spain by da Gama (1984);
on a new Entomobrya from Russia by Wahlgren (1899) publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames.

The key to the species of European Lepidocyrtus has been updated, based on Mateos (2008).

2008.12.01-2008.12.31

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

on a new Willemia from Mexico by García-Gómez & Cutz-Pool (2008),
on a new Pseudachorutes from China by Gao & Palacios-Vargas (2008), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on corrections on the Neanurinae (2008) email received from Dr Louis Deharveng;
on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 1000 - 1008, (2008), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
on the Collembola from Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos by Borges & da Gama (2008), (2008) publications received from Dr Paulo A. V. Borges;
on a new Ceratophysella from the USA by Skarzynski & Christiansen (2008) publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on a molecular phylogeny of Collembola by Xiong, Gao, Yin & Luan (2008) publication received from Dr Yan Gao;
on a new cave Oncopodura from Italy by Stach (1934), publication received from Adolf Suttrop.

The key to the species of Willemia has been updated, based on García-Gómez & Cutz-Pool (2008).