Checklist of the Collembola: History

http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2010.htm - Last updated on 2011.01.08 by Frans Janssens

Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2010

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
2011.01.01

Status

Status of the checklist

Group	# of Genera	# of Species	Species/Genus ratio

Actaletidae	2	10	5
Anurophorinae	29	345	11
Arrhopalitidae	2	131	65
Bourletiellidae	37	245	6
Brachystomellidae	18	129	7
Capbryinae	2	3	1
Caputanurininae	2	8	4
Coenaletidae	1	2	2
Collophoridae	1	8	8
Cyphoderinae	12	128	10
Dicyrtominae	5	93	18
Entomobryinae	15	479	31
Frieseinae	6	188	31
Gulgastruridae	1	1	1
Hypogastruridae	39	686	17
Isotogastruridae	1	7	7
Isotominae	50	497	9
Katiannidae	118	207	1
Lepidocyrtinae	14	646	46
Lophognathellinae	2	2	1
Mackenziellidae	1	1	1
Microfalculidae	1	1	1
Morulininae	1	22	22
Neanurinae	94	738	7
Neelidae	5	35	7
Odontellidae	13	131	10
Oncobryidae	1	1	1
Oncopoduridae	2	52	26
Onychiurinae	46	562	12
Orchesellinae	13	250	19
Pachyotominae	5	28	5
Pachytullbergiidae	3	3	1
Paleotullbergiidae	1	1	1
Paronellinae	27	383	14
Poduridae	1	4	4
Praentomobryidae	2	2	1
Proisotominae	24	476	19
Protentomobryidae	1	1	1
Pseudachorutinae	50	445	8
Ptenothricinae	3	107	35
Seirinae	5	261	52
Sminthurididae	11	146	13
Sminthurinae	21	191	9
Sphyrothecinae	7	55	7
Spinothecidae	3	6	2
Sturmiidae	1	2	2
Tetrodontophorinae	3	3	1
Tomoceridae	16	150	9
Tullbergiidae	32	215	6
Uchidanurinae	8	16	2
Willowsiinae	8	57	7

Collembola	766	8160	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, 2009.

2010.01.01-2010.01.31

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

on a review of Salina from the Americas by Soto-Adames (2010),
on new cave Pseudosinella from the USA by Soto-Adames (2010), publications received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
on a key to the species of Isotoma from Norway by Fjellberg (2010), publication received from Dr Arne Fjellberg;
on new Furculanurida from Guatemala by Palacios-Vargas & Gao (2009),
on new Palmanura from Latin America by Palacios-Vargas & Simón-Benito (2009), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on a new Homidia from West China by Shi, Pan & Bai (2009), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 1026 - 1037, (2009), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
on Rhyniella praecursor from the UK Rhynie Chert by Beckemeyer (2008).

The key to the species of Furculanurida has been updated, based on Palacios-Vargas & Gao (2009).

The key to the species of Palmanura has been updated, based on Palacios-Vargas & Simón-Benito (2009).

The key to the species of Isotoma from Norway has been added, based on Fjellberg (2010).

The key to the species of Salina from the Americas has been added, based on Soto-Adames (2010).

The key to the species of Pseudosinella has been updated, based on Soto-Adames (2010).

We started to introduce synomyms in the systematic lists. The synomyms are listed immediately after the associated taxon names and are indicated by the tag 'Syn.:'.

2010.02.01-2010.02.28

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

on new Hypogastrura from the Caucasus by Skarzynski & Babenko (2010), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on a new Homidia from China by Shi, Pan & Zhang (2010), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
on new cave Onychiurus from the USA by Pomorski, Furgol & Christiansen (2009), publication received from Dr David Steinmann;
on Glacialoca from New Zealand by Mitra (1977), publication received from Dr Saral Kumar Mitra;
on Collembola from France by Walckenaer (1802).

The key to the species of Onychiurus from the USA has been added, based on Pomorski, Furgol & Christiansen (2009).

We started to introduce incorrect subsequent spellings in the systematic lists. The incorrect subsequent spellings are listed immediately after the associated taxon names or synonyms and are indicated by the tag 'Iss.:'.

2010.03.01-2010.03.31

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

on new Choreutinula from the USA and China by Palacios-Vargas, Castaño-Meneses & Gao (2010), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on a new Paraxenylla from Norway by Fjellberg (2010), publication received from Dr Arne Fjellberg.

The key to the species of Paraxenylla has been updated, based on Fjellberg (2010).

The key to the species of Choreutinula has been added, based on Palacios-Vargas, Castaño-Meneses & Gao (2010).

2010.04.01-2010.04.30

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

on the mRNA expression of a cadmium-responsive gene as a sensitive biomarker of cadmium exposure in the soil collembolan Folsomia candida by Nakamori, Fujimori, Kinoshita, Ban-nai, Kubota & Yoshida (2010);
on the spore resistance and gut-passage time of macrofungi consumed by Ceratophysella denisana from Japan by Nakamori & Suzuki, A. (2010);
on Microgastrura minutissima from Japan by Nakamori, Suzuki, Itoch, & Hasegawa (2009);
on effects of acute gamma irradiation on soil invertebrates in laboratory tests (Folsomia candida included) by Nakamori, Kubota, Ban-nai, Fujii & Yoshida (2009);
on Collembola records in arable land, including the first record of Mesaphorura silvicola from Japan by Nakamori, Fujiwara, Matsumoto & Okada (2009);
on the surface properties of the mushroom Strobilurus ohshimae that result in food differentiation by Hypogastruridae species from Japan by Nakamori & Suzuki (2008);
on the application of HiCEP to screening of radiation stress-responsive genes in Folsomia candida by Nakamori, Fujimori, Kinoshita, Ban-nai, Kubota & Yoshida (2008);
on the effects of acute gamma irradiation on Folsomia candida in a standard test by Nakamori, Yoshida, Kubota, Ban-nai, Kaneko, Hasegawa & Itoh (2008);
on the sensitivity to cadmium of the standard test species Folsomia candida compared to two other species, Onychiurus yodai and Sinella umesaoi by Nakamori, Yoshida, Kubota, Ban-nai, Kaneko, Hasegawa & Itoh (2008), publications received from Dr Taizo Nakamori.

2010.05.01-2010.05.31

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

on some Entomobryidae from India by Mitra (1976), publication received from Dr Saral Kumar Mitra.

2010.06.01-2010.07.31

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

on a new Folsomia from mofette fields of Czechia by Schulz & Potapov (2010),
on new records of Collembola from Crete by Schulz (2010), publications received from Dr Hans-Jürgen Schulz;
on records from corticolous Collembola from Mexico by Cutz-Pool, García-Gómez, Castaño-Meneses & Palacios-Vargas (2010),
on records from leaf litter and soil Collembola from Mexico by Gómez-Anaya, Palacios-Vargas & Castaño-Meneses (2010),
on Collembola as bioindicators of hydrocarbon polluted soils from Mexico by Uribe-Hernández, Juárez-Méndez, Montes de Oca, Palacios-Vargas, Cutz-Pool & Mejía-Recarmier (2010), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
on a new genus of Isotomidae from the USA by Bernard & Christiansen (2010),
on new Pogonognathellus from the USA by Felderhoff, Bernard & Moulton (2010), publications received from Dr Ernest C. Bernard;
on new Isotomidae on snow from the USA by Fjellberg (2010), publication received from Dr Arne Fjellberg;
on a new genus of Onychiurinae from East Siberia by Pomorski & Babenko (2010), publication received from Dr Anatoly Babenko;
on records of Collembola on snow from Norway, Sweden and Finland by Hågvar (2010), publication received from Dr Sigmund Hågvar;
on the effect of genetically modified plants on Collembola from Brazil by Dutra, Meotti & Fernandes (2009), publication received from Dr Ricardo Sant'Anna Cabral.

2010.08.01-2010.08.31

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

on a new Friesea from China by Gao & Palacios-Vargas (2010),
on records from Mexico, Jalisco by Magaña-Martinez & Palacios-Vargas (2010), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas.

2010.09.01-2010.09.30

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

on a new Bilobella from Montenegro by Dányi (2010), publication received from Dr László Dányi;
on Collembola not causing human dermatitis by Lim, Lim, Chew, Ong & Deharveng (2009).

The key to the species of Bilobella from the Balkan has been added, based on Dányi (2010).

2010.10.01-2010.11.30

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

on a new Ceratophysella from China by Jia, Skarzynski & Li (2010),
on a new Hypogastrura from Kyrzygzstan by Skarzynski (2010), publications received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
on a revision of Neelus by Kovác & Papác (2010), publication received from Dr L'Ubomír Kovác;
on a new cave Tritomurus from Croatia by Lukic, Houssin & Deharveng (2010), publication received from Dr Marko Lukic;
on critique of the article "Collembola (Springtails) (Arthropoda: Hexapoda: Entognatha) found in scrapings from individuals diagnosed with delusory parasitosis" by Christiansen & Bernard (2008), publication received from Dr Ernest C. Bernard.

The key to the species of Neelus has been added, based on Kovác & Papác (2010).

The key to the species of Tritomurus has been updated, based on Lukic, Houssin & Deharveng (2010).

2010.12.01-2010.12.31

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

on new Homidia from Japan by Jordana & Baquero (2010),
on a new Entomobrya from the Canary Islands by Jordana & Baquero (2010),
on a new Entomobrya from Iraq by Jordana & Baquero (2010),
on a new genus of Sminthurididae from Portugal by Bretfeld (2010),
on new Symphypleona from Russia by Bretfeld (2010),
on new Entomobryini from the Mediterranean by Baquero, Arbea & Jordana (2010),
on a new Entomobrya from China by Baquero, Arbea & Jordana (2010), publications received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
on a new Homidia from China by Jia, Zhang, Zhao & Jordana (2010), publication received from Dr Shao-Bo Jia;
on a non-destructive DNA barcoding technique applied to Collembola by Porco, Rougerie, Deharveng & Hebert (2010), publication received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
on the ultrastructure of the "Podura" test scale by Baker & McCrae (1967),
on the ultrastructure of the "Podura" test scale by Baker & McCrae (1966), publication received from David Walker.

The key to the species of Homidia from China has been added, based on Jia, Zhang, Zhao & Jordana (2010).

The key to the species of Homidia from Japan has been added, based on Jordana & Baquero (2010).

The key to the Palaearctic species of Sminthurus has been added, based on Bretfeld (2010).