http://www.collembola.org/doc/history.htm - Last updated on 2013.01.04 by Frans Janssens
Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2012

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
2013.01.01

Status

Status of the checklist
Group # of Genera # of Species Species/Genus ratio
Actaletidae2126
Anurophorinae3135111
Arrhopalitidae313745
Bourletiellidae372466
Brachystomellidae181307
Capbryinae231
Caputanurininae2115
Coenaletidae122
Collophoridae188
Cyphoderinae1212810
Dicyrtominae59519
Entomobryinae1450335
Frieseinae518837
Gulgastruridae111
Hypogastruridae4069817
Isotogastruridae188
Isotominae4850110
Katiannidae1582081
Lepidocyrtinae1465746
Lophognathellinae221
Mackenziellidae111
Microfalculidae111
Morulininae22110
Neanurinae957517
Neelidae5357
Odontellidae1313210
Oncobryidae111
Oncopoduridae25427
Onychiurinae4959312
Orchesellinae1325319
Pachyotominae5285
Pachytullbergiidae331
Paleotullbergiidae111
Paronellinae2738314
Poduridae122
Praentomobryidae221
Proisotominae2448020
Protentomobryidae111
Pseudachorutinae514568
Ptenothricinae310735
Seirinae627045
Sminthurididae1114513
Sminthurinae211919
Sphyrothecinae8577
Spinothecidae362
Sturmiidae133
Tetrodontophorinae331
Tomoceridae1616710
Tullbergiidae322126
Uchidanurinae8162
Willowsiinae9566
Collembola815832010

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.
2012.01.01-2012.01.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Palmanura from Costa Rica by Palacios-Vargas & Mejía-Madrid (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a new genus of Seirinae from Brazil by Bellini & Zeppelini (2011), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
    • on new recent Collembola taxa based on (Feuilles d') Informations Apterygotologiques, Nos 1066 - 1073, (2011), e-mail received from Dr Cyrille D'Haese;
    • on the temperature-induced plasticity in membrane and storage lipid composition in Orchesella cincta from Holland by Van Dooremalen, Koekkoek & Ellers (2011),
    • on the impact of a moderate change in temperature to changes in fatty acid composition of storage and membrane lipids in Orchesella cincta from Holland by van Dooremalen & Ellers (2010), publications received from Dr Jacintha Ellers;
    • on cave Collembola from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas, Castaño-Meneses & Estrada (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a redescription of Hypogastrura gracilis, synonymy of Ceratophysella quinidentis with C. duplicispinosa, and additional information on C. adexilis from China by Jiang, Yin, Chen & Bernard (2011);
    • on an updated species list of Collembola from Brazil by Abrantes, Bellini, Bernardo, Fernandes, Mendonça, Oliveira, Queiroz, Sautter, Silveira & Zeppelini (2010), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
    • on a new Lathriopyga from Moldova by Busmachiu, Derharveng & Weiner (2010);
    • on Collembola from Baltic amber by Koch & Berendt (1845).
  • The key to the species of Palmanura has been updated, based on Palacios-Vargas & Mejía-Madrid (2011).
  • The key to the species of Tyrannoseira has been added, based on Bellini & Zeppelini (2011).
  • The key to the species of Lathriopyga has been added, based on Busmachiu, Derharveng & Weiner (2010).
    2012.02.01-2012.02.29
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new cave Collembola from Abkhazia by Jordana, Baquero, Reboleira & Sendra (2012), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana and Dr Enrico Baquero;
    • on new Sinella from China by Pan, Zhang & Shi (2012), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on new cave Arrhopalitidae from Western Caucasus by Vargovitsh (2012),
    • on the species composition of Arrhopalitidae by Vargovitsh (2009), publications received from Dr Robert S. Vargovitsh;
    • on a new cave Pseudosinella from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Mejía Recamier (2011), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a phylogeny of Arrhopalites s.l. by Zeppelini (2011), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
    • on new Entomobryidae from Korea by Lee & Park (1984), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
    • on the ecomorphosis in Proisotoma (Appendisotoma) vesiculata from Indiana (USA) by Hart (1973), publication received from Dr David Evans Walter.
  • The key to the genera of Arrhopalitidae has been updated, based on Vargovitsh (2012).
    2012.03.01-2012.03.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
  • The key to the species of Schaefferia has been added, based on Jordana, Baquero, Reboleira & Sendra (2012).
  • The key to the species of Anurida without eyes has been added, based on Jordana, Baquero, Reboleira & Sendra (2012).
  • The key to the species of Deuteraphorura has been added, based on Jordana, Baquero, Reboleira & Sendra (2012).
  • The key to the species of Plutomurus has been added, based on Jordana, Baquero, Reboleira & Sendra (2012).
    2012.04.01-2012.04.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Lepidocyrtus from Sardinia by Mateos & Petersen (2012), publication received from Dr Eduardo Mateos;
    • on the position of Metakatianna patagonica from Argentina by Bernard (2012), email received from Dr Ernest C. Bernard;
    • on new Pogonognathellus from the USA by Park, Bernard & Moulton (2011), publication received from Dr Ernest C. Bernard.
    2012.05.01-2012.05.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Pseudachorutes from Nicaragua by Palacios-Vargas & Mejía-Madrid (2012), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on new Symphypleona from Australia by Womersley (1932), publication received from Adolf Suttrop.
    2012.06.01-2012.06.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the redescription of Pseudosinella aggtelekiensis and paclti from Slovakia by Kovác & Rusek (2012), publication received from Dr L'Ubomír Kovác;
    • on the taxonomic position of Temeritas isabellae from Australia by Penelope Greenslade (2012), email received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
    • on a new undescribed cave Heteromurus from the UK by Shaw (2012), email received from Dr Peter Shaw.
    2012.07.01-2012.07.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on an experiment with resource depletion and colonization and a comparison between parthenogenetic and sexual Collembola species by Chahartaghi, Maraun, Scheu & Domes (2009),
    • on the sex ratio and mode of reproduction in Collembola from Germany by Chahartaghi, Scheu & Ruess (2006), publications received from Dr Masoumeh Shayan-Mehr;
    • on a new Tetracanthella from Italy by Parisi (2007), publication received from Dr Javier Arbea.
    2012.08.01-2012.08.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the natural distribution, diffusion and geographical origin of the genus Homidia by Jia, Wang & Chen (2012), publication received from Dr Shao-Bo Jia;
    • on the comparison of the worlwide cave Collembola at generic level by Castaño-Meneses & Palacios-Vargas (2012), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas.
    2012.09.01-2012.09.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the Capbryinae and Entomobryini from the palearctic region by Jordana (2012);
    • on the biodiversity in Neelipleona by Schneider, Cruaud & D'Haese (2011);
    • on the biogeography of circum-Antarctic Collembola by McGaughran, Stevens & Holland (2010), publication received from Dr Mark I. Stevens.
    2012.10.01-2012.10.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new Cryptonura from Iran by Smolis, Falahati & Skarzynski (2012), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
    • on endemic and widespread Collembola from Europe by Fiera & Ulrich (2012),
    • on Collembola from cultivated soils from Romania by Fiera (2011),
    • on body size distributions of the Collembola from Europe by Ulrich & Fiera (2010),
    • on new Tetracanthella from Romania by Dányi & Traser (2008), publications received from Dr Cristina Fiera;
    • on new cave Pygmarrhopalites and Oncopodura from Spain by Jordana, Fadrique & Baquero (2012), publication received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
    • on a new Tyrannoseira from Brazil by Bellini & Godeiro (2012),
    • on a new Tyrannoseira from Brazil by Zeppelini & de Lima (2012), publications received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
    • on the status of Gomphiocephalus from Antarctica by Greenslade, Stevens, Torricelli & D'Haese (2011), publication received from Dr Mark I. Stevens;
    • on the temperature tolerance of Collembola from boreal forests by Malmström (2008), publication received from Valeria Rocco;
    • on insect larvae as ancient arthropod forms (Collembola included) by de Roos (2006);
    • on the species list of the Collembola of Québec (Canada) by Therrien, Chagnon & Hébert (2006);
    • on new taxa of Collembola from the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesia by Fernández (2000);
    • on new sminthurids from Japan by Uchida (1957);
    • on new records of Collembola from Holland by Buitendijk (1933).
  • The key to the species of Cryptonura has been updated, based on Smolis, Falahati & Skarzynski (2012).
    2012.11.01-2012.11.30
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a new Homidia from China by Pan & Shi (2012), publications received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on new Thalassophorurini from Russia by Babenko, Chimitova & Stebaeva (2012);
    • on a new Triacanthella from South Africa by Janion, D'Haese & Deharveng (2012);
    • on a new Tenentiella from Brazil by Zeppelini & da Silva (2012), publication received from Dr Douglas Zeppelini;
    • on a new Allonychiurus from China by Sun, Chen & Deharveng (2011);
    • on a new Isotogastrura from South China by Potapov, Bu & Gao (2011);
    • on new Leenurina from Russia by Deharveng, Bedos & Weiner (2011);
    • on Collembola diversity in South africa by Janion, Bedos, Bengtsson, Deharveng, Jansen van Vuuren, Leinaas, Liu, Malmström, Porca & Chown (2011);
    • on the palearctic Tullbergiidae by Dunger & Schlitt (2011),
    • on the status of Ellipura by Pass & Szucsich (2011),
    • on the status of Ellipura by Dell'Ampio, Szucsich & Pass (2011),
    • on epitoky in Scutisotoma stepposa males from Russia by Chimitova & Potapov (2011),
    • on the status of Entognatha by Sekiya & Machida (2011),
    • on Collembola from beech forests in France by Chauvat, Trap, Perez, Delporte & Aubert (2011),
    • on cave Collembola from Hungary by Dányi (2011),
    • on Collembola from revegetated catchments in southern Australia by Greenslade, Bell & Florentine (2011),
    • on Collembola and seed germination experiments in Germany by Nietschke, Burfeindt, Seupt & Filser (2011),
    • on Collembola communities in shrublands from Europe by Pettersen (2011),
    • on Collembola in natural carbondioxide springs from Czechia by Russell, Schulz, Hohberg & Pfanz (2011),
    • on Collembola activity under snow in spruce forests from South-Norway by Hågvar & Hågvar (2011),
    • on Collembola responses to tree girdling in Picea forests from northern Sweden by Malmström & Persson (2011),
    • on Collembola as indicators in post-mining sites from eastern Germany by Dunger & Voigtländer (2009),
    • on Collembola in psammic habitat from south-west Germany by Russell (2008), publications received from Dr Hans-Jürgen Schulz;
    • on homology and morphology in Poduromorpha by D'Haese (2003);
    • on a new Isotogastrura from the Canary Islands by Fjellberg (1994).
  • The key to the genera of Tullbergiidae has been updated, based on Dunger & Schlitt (2011).
  • The key to the superfamilies of Poduromorpha has been updated, infered from Greenslade, Stevens, Torricelli & D'Haese (2011).
    2012.12.01-2012.12.31
  • Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the epicuticular ultrastructure in Collembola by Nickerl, Helbig, Schulz, Werner Neinhuis (2012), publication received from Dr Hans-Jürgen Schulz;
    • on new records of Collembola from the USA: New England and New York by Murray (2012), publication received from Tom Murray;
    • on a new Lepidocyrtus from Spain by Mateos (2012), publication received from Dr Eduardo Mateos;
    • on new records of Collembola of the canopy from Mexico by Mejía-Recamier, Palacios-Vargas & Franco (2012),
    • on new records of Collembola of the canopy from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas, Castaño-Meneses & Valladares (2012),
    • on new records of Collembola of the canopy from Mexico by Hornung-Leoni & Palacios-Vargas (2012), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on new Oligaphorurini from China by Sun & Wu (2012);
    • on a review of Onychiurus and a new cave species from Spain by Arbea (2012),
    • on new records of cave Collembola from Spain by Arbea & Pérez Fernández (2012), publications received from Dr Javier Arbea;
    • on new Willowsia from China and Azerbaijan by Zhang, Chen & Deharveng (2011);
    • on new Ectonura from South Africa by Janion, Bedos & Deharveng (2011);
    • on a new Stachia from the USA by Bernard (2008);
    • on pathogenic fungi in Collembola from Denmark by Dromph, Eilenberg & Esbjerg (2001), publication received from Dr Matty Berg.
  • The key to the species of Onychiurus has been added, based on Arbea (2012).