http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2011.htm - Last updated on 2011.12.31 by Frans Janssens
Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2011

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
2011.12.31

Status

Status of the checklist
Group # of Genera # of Species Species/Genus ratio

Actaletidae2126
Anurophorinae3134811
Arrhopalitidae213165
Bourletiellidae372456
Brachystomellidae181307
Capbryinae231
Caputanurininae284
Coenaletidae122
Collophoridae188
Cyphoderinae1212810
Dicyrtominae59318
Entomobryinae1550533
Frieseinae518837
Gulgastruridae111
Hypogastruridae3969117
Isotogastruridae177
Isotominae4850110
Katiannidae1182071
Lepidocyrtinae1465046
Lophognathellinae221
Mackenziellidae111
Microfalculidae111
Morulininae22110
Neanurinae947437
Neelidae5357
Odontellidae1313210
Oncobryidae111
Oncopoduridae25326
Onychiurinae4657112
Orchesellinae1325019
Pachyotominae5285
Pachytullbergiidae331
Paleotullbergiidae111
Paronellinae2738314
Poduridae144
Praentomobryidae221
Proisotominae2447719
Protentomobryidae111
Pseudachorutinae514488
Ptenothricinae310735
Seirinae526553
Sminthurididae1114513
Sminthurinae211909
Sphyrothecinae8577
Spinothecidae362
Sturmiidae133
Tetrodontophorinae331
Tomoceridae161599
Tullbergiidae332166
Uchidanurinae8162
Willowsiinae8577

Collembola769823910

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:

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.
2011.01.01-2011.01.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new genus of dimorph Isotomidae from China by Potapov, Bu, Huang, Gao & Luan (2010), publication received from Dr Mikhail B. Potapov;
    • on the synonymy of Arrhopalites coccineus Salmon 1941 by Greenslade (2011), e-mail received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
    • on a new Homidia from China by Pan, Shi & Zhang (2010), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on a new Sensillanura from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Catalán (2010), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a new cave Oncopodura from Belgium by Janssens & De Bruyn (2010);
    • on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 1041 - 1050, (2010), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
    • on a new Seira from Tunesia by Barra (2010), publication received from Dr Jean-Auguste Barra;
    • on 'Podurae' from the UK by McIntire (1868),
    • on Collembola and the 'Podura scale' from the UK by McIntire (1867),
    • on the scales of Collembola as test object for microscopes by Quekett (1848),
    • on the scales of Collembola as test object for microscopes by Pritchard (1832, 1832),
    • on an achromatic object-lens to observe the lines on the scales of Collembola by Goring (1831),
    • on the observation of the finest striae and serratures upon the scales of Collembola by Wollaston (1829), publications received from David Walker.
  • The key to the species of Sensillanura has been added, based on Palacios-Vargas & Catalán (2010).
    2011.02.01-2011.02.28
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the scales of Podura as test objects for microscope optics by Brewster (1838),
    • on the scales of Podura as test objects for microscope optics by Brewster (1831),
    • on the scales of Podura as test objects for microscope optics by Brewster (1830),
    • on the scales of Podura as test objects for microscope optics by Carpenter in Gill (1829),
    • on the Podura by Carpenter in Gill (1828), (1828),
    • on the scales of Podura by Gill (1828), publications received from David Walker.
    2011.03.01-2011.03.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a revision of Alpine Hypogastruridae by Skarzynski (2011), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
    • on the hyporheic Hymenaphorura nova, a new record from the UK by Shaw, Dunscombe & Robertson (2010), publication received from Dr Peter J.A. Shaw;
    • on the phylogeographic conguence of two new saproxylic Neanuridae from southeastern Australia by Garrick, Rowell, Simmons, Hillis & Sunnucks (2008), publication received from Dr Andras Keszei.
    2011.04.01-2011.04.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
  • The key to the genera of Isotomidae has been actualised: Azorisotoma, Misturasotoma included.
  • The key to the genera of Hypogastruridae has been actualised: Taurogastrura included.
    2011.05.01-2011.05.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new Pronura from South America by Palacios-Vargas, Deharveng & D'Haese (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on Oncopodura dethieri from Belgium by De Bruyn (2011), publication received from Dr Luc De Bruyn;
    • on an illustrated introduction to Collembola by Thibaud & D'Haese (2010), publication received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese.
    2011.06.01-2011.06.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Sturmius from Panama by Castaño-Meneses & Palacios-Vargas (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas.
  • The key to the species of Sturmius has been added, based on Castaño-Meneses & Palacios-Vargas (2011).
    2011.07.01-2011.07.31
  • 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 1055 - 1061, (2011), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
    • on new Spinactaletes from Costa Rica by Soto-Adames & Guillén (2011), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
    • on the subfamily position of Promorulina (2011), e-mail received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas.
  • The key to the genera of Actaletidae has been actualised, based on Soto-Adames & Guillén (2011).
  • The key to the species of Spinactaletes has been added, based on Soto-Adames & Guillén (2011).
    2011.08.01-2011.08.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the synonymy of anomalous Arrhopalites species from Australia and New Zealand by Greenslade (2011), publication received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
    • on new Heteroisotoma from China and Far East Russia by Jie, Potapov & Sokolova (2011), publication received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
    • on a new Acrocyrtus from India by Pan, Chatterjee & Zhang (2011), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on a new Hypogastrura from China by Jia, Skarzynski & Konikiewicz (2011),
    • on a new Ceratophysella from Siberia by Babenko & Skarzynski (2011), publications received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
    • on new Entomobryinae from Russia and Armenia by Jordana, Potapov & Baquero (2011),
    • on new Entomobryinae from Germany by Jordana, Schulz & Baquero (2011), publications received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
    • on a new Tomocerus from China by Liu (2006),
    • on new Tomocerus from China by Sun, Liang & Huang (2006),
    • on new Tomocerus from Tibet by Sun, Liang & Huang (2006), (2006), publications received from Dr Ma Yi-Tong;
    • on a new genus of Morulininae from Nepal by Cassagnau (1997), publication received from Dr Louis Deharveng.
    2011.09.01-2011.09.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the taxonomic position of Pachytullbergiidae by Christiansen (2011), email received from Dr Kenneth A. christiansen;
    • on Collembola on stamps by Palacios-Vargas (2011), email received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on the evolution of the Collembola of the cave of Ramioul from Belgium by Dethier & Hubart (2010), publication received from Dr Michel Dethier;
    • on some Collembola from Formosa by Yosii (1940), publication received from Dr Ma Yi-Tong.
    2011.10.01-2011.10.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Homidia from China by Pan, Shi & Zhang (2011), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan.
    2011.11.01-2011.11.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on an apparent infestation by Proisotoma minuta in a cat from Italy by Beccati, Gallo, Chiavassa & Peano (2011), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
    • on new Onychiurius from Europe by Gisin (1956), publication received from Dr Anatoly Babenko.
    2011.12.01-2011.12.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the higher-level classification of Collembola by Zhang (2011),
    • on the family-level classification of Collembola by Janssens & Christiansen (2011), publications received from Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang;
    • on calibration of the efficiency of Winkler eclectors for extracting Collembola at different humidities by Shaw & Ozanne (2011),
    • on Collembola in the hyporheos of a karstic river from the UK by Shaw, Dunscombe & Robertson (2011), publications received from Dr Peter Shaw;
    • on new Lepidocyrtus from Greece by Mateos (2011), publication received from Dr Eduardo Mateos;
    • on new Neotropical records of Collembola by Palacios-Vargas, Mejía Recamier, Iglesisias, Andrés & Bach (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a new cave Plutomurus from Georgia by Djanashvili & Barjadze (2011), publication received from Dr Shalva Barjadze;
    • on a new Homidia from eastern China by Pan, Shi & Zhang (2011), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on a new name for Anodontophora by Pomorski (2007), publication received from Dr Felipe Soto-Adames;
    • on new cave Oncopodura from Roumania by Gruia (1994),
    • on new Onychiurus and Oncopodura from Roumania by Gruia (1989), publication received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
    • on new Lepidocyrtinae from Cuba by Gruia (1984), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
    • on Collembola in van Leeuwenhoek's letter 77 by Ellis in Heniger (1976), publication received from Lodewijk Palm:
    • on Collembola in van Leeuwenhoek's letters as indexed by Cole (1937), publication received from David Walker;
    • on collecting Collembola by Folsom (1915);
    • on holarctic Collembola by Folsom (1901);
    • on new Collembola from Japan by Folsom (1899), (1898);
    • on new Thysanura (=Collembola) from England by Lubbock (1870), (1870).