http://www.collembola.org/doc/hist2015.htm - Last updated on 2015.12.31 by Frans Janssens
Checklist of the Collembola: History - 2015

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
2015.12.31

Status

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

Actaletidae2126
Anurophorinae3335310
Arrhopalitidae314949
Bessoniellinae111
Bourletiellidae372426
Brachystomellidae181317
Caputanurininae2115
Coenaletidae122
Collophoridae199
Cyphoderinae1313510
Dicyrtominae59619
Entomobryinae1555236
Frieseinae418847
Gulgastruridae111
Heteromuridae612420
Hypogastruridae4070717
Isotogastruridae11010
Isotominae4951110
Katiannidae2020910
Lepidocyrtinae1466447
Lophognathellinae221
Mackenziellidae111
Microfalculidae111
Morulininae22110
Neanurinae997647
Neelidae5489
Nothobryinae341
Odontellidae1313510
Oncobryidae111
Oncopoduridae35518
Onychiurinae5165112
Orchesellinae513026
Pachyotominae5285
Pachytullbergiidae341
Paleotullbergiidae111
Paronellinae2541216
Poduridae122
Praentomobryidae221
Proisotominae2551320
Protentomobryidae111
Pseudachorutinae524618
Ptenothricinae310936
Seiridae2220110
Sminthurididae1115013
Sminthurinae221978
Sphyrothecinae8577
Spinothecidae382
Sturmiidae133
Tetrodontophorinae331
Tomoceridae1617210
Tullbergiidae322206
Uchidanurinae8182
Willowsiinae11686

Collembola687856912

Note that the species count is optimistic and includes problematic taxa such as unresolved homonyms, unresolved nomina nuda and undescribed species (e.g., 'sp.').

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, 2013, 2014.
2015.01.01-2015.01.31
Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
  • The key to the genera of Thalassaphorurini has been added, based on Sun, Deharveng & Wu (2013).
    2015.02.01-2015.02.28
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a critical species list of Hypogastrura from India by Mandal & Arbea (2014), publication received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
    • on a new genus of Neanurini from Iran by Mehrafroz Mayvan, Shayanmehr, Smolis & Skarzynski (2015), publication received from Dr Dariusz Skarzynski;
    • on a new Homidia from China by Pan, Zhang & Li (2015), publication received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on cryptic species delimitation of Entomobrya of North America by Katz, Giordano & Soto-Adames (2015), publication received from Dr Aron D. Katz;
    • on a new Hypogastrura from Greece by Dányi (2013);
    • on new littoral sand Collembola from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Thibaud (2001), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a new Anurida from Poland by Sterzynska, Kaprus & Ehrnsberger (2006),
    • on a new Folsomia from Ukraine and Poland by Kaprus & Potapov (1999), publications received from Dr Ighor J. Kaprus;
    • on new Bilobella and Monobella from Europe by Deharveng (1981), publication received from Dr Matty Berg;
    • on new Collembola from Britain by Bagnall (1940), publication received from Dr Peter Shaw.
  • The key to the genera of Neanurini has been added, based on Mehrafroz Mayvan, Shayanmehr, Smolis & Skarzynski (2015).
    2015.03.01-2015.03.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on redescriptions of Hypogastruridae and Onychiuridae described by David L. Wray from the USA by Bernard (2015), publication received from Dr Ernest C. Bernard;
    • on a new Deutonura from Algeria by Deharveng, Zoughailech, Hamra-Kroua & Porco (2015), publication received from Dr Salah Hamra-Kroua;
    • on new Folsomides from Iran by Arbea & Kahrarian (2015), publication received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
    • on new record of Tomocerus punctatus from China by Sun & Liang (2010);
    • on a new Verhoeffiella from Herzegovina by Lucic, Curcic & Tomic (2007).
    2015.04.01-2015.04.30
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on Tabasconura, a new genus of Sensillanura from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Catalán (2015), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on the location data of Entomobrya nigrina from Austria by Jordana (2015), email received from Dr Rafael Jordana;
    • on new Neonaphorura from Ukraine by Kaprus & Goblyk (2015), publication received from Dr Igor J. Kaprus;
    • on a new Lepidonella from Brazil by Soto-Adames & Bellini (2015), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames.
    2015.05.01-2015.05.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new Proisotoma from Brazil by de Mendonça, Queiroz & da Silveira (2015).
    2015.06.01-2015.06.30
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new species from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) by Bernard, Soto-Adames & Wynne (2015),
    • on soil microarthropods (Collembola included) and their relationship to higher trophic levels from Mexico by Callejas-Chavero & al. (2015),
    • on Collembola as bioindicators from Mexico by Palacios-Vargas & Castaño-Meneses (2014), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on new Seira from Brazil by Godeiro & Bellini (2015), publication received from Dr Nerivânia Nunes Godeiro;
    • on the evolution of the transcriptome of Collembola in relation to their adaptation to terrestrial life by Faddeeva & al. (2015);
    • on the location data of Jordanathrix articulata by László (2015), email received from Dr Danyi László;
    • on a new species of Acanthanura from Tasmania by Greenslade (2015), email received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
    • on a new genus of Isotominae from Tasmania by Greenslade & Potapov (2015),
    • on new Thalassophorura from China by Sun, Gao & Potapov (2014),
    • on new Anurophorinae and Isotominae from Russia by Potapov & Babenko (2014),
    • on new Protaphorura from Russia by Gulgenova & Potapov (2013), publications received from Dr Mikhail Potapov;
    • on a new record of Dicranocentrus cercifer from India by Mandal & Suman (2014), publication received from Dr Gurupada P. Mandal.
    2015.07.01-2015.07.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the authority of Paleotullbergiidae by Deharveng (2015), email received from Dr Louis Deharveng;
    • on the status of Seira cryptica from the USA by Cipola (2015), email received from Dr Nikolas Cipola;
    • on a new Arrhopalites from Russia by Vargovitsh (2015),
    • on a new Arrhopalites from Moldova by Vargovitsh & Busmachiu (2015), publications received from Dr Robert S. Vargovitsh;
    • on a hand-operated aspirator for collecting Collembola by Lim & Lim (2008), publication received from Dr Marcel Koken;
    • on the avoidance of low doses of naphthalene by Collembola by Boitaud, Salmon, Bourlette & Ponge (2006);
    • on the new Achorutes aurantiacus from Italy by Caroli (1912), publication received from Dr Louis Deharveng.
    2015.08.01-2015.08.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on the transcriptional profiling of Folsomia candida in pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil by Qiao, Wang, Zhang, Roelofs, van Straalen & Zhu (2015);
    • on new Folsomides from Europe and North Africa by Arbea (2015),
    • on a new Deuteraphorura from Korea by Arbea & Park (2015), publications received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
    • on the update checklist of Collembola from South Africa by Janion-Scheepers, Deharveng, Bedos & Chown (2015), publication received from Dr Charlene Janion-Scheepers;
    • on a new genus of Sminthurinae from Brazil by da Silva, Palacios-Vargas & Bellini (2015), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a new Dicranocentroides from India by Hazra & Mandal (2015), publication received from Dr Guru P. Mandal;
    • on a redescription of Ceratophysella stercoraria from Poland by Skarzynski (2000);
    • on a new genus of Anurophorinae from Czechia and Bulgaria by Rusek (1997);
    • on the families of Collembola from North America by Howard (1901);
    • on an introduction of the Collembola by Dallas in Duncan (1896);
    • on a new cave Anurophorus from Denmark, Carniola by Schiödte (1851), publication received from Adolf Suttrop.
    2015.09.01-2015.09.30
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a substitute name for Handschinia Stach 1949 nec Lallemand 1935 by Queiroz (2015);
    • on the phenotypic variation of strains of Folsomia candida from Europe by Tully & Potapov (2015);
    • on a new Ectonura and new genus of Paleonurini from Brazil by Queiroz & Deharveng (2015);
    • on new Isotomidae from Iran by Arbea & Kahrarian (2015), publication received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
    • on a molecular phylogeny of Entomobryoidea by Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015),
    • on new Sinella from China by Ding & Zhang (2015),
    • on a new Willowsia from Nepal by Zhang (2015),
    • on new Willowsia from New Caledonia by Zhang, Bedos & Deharveng (2014),
    • on a new Dicranocentrus from China by Xu & Zhang (2014),
    • on new Sinella and Coecobrya from New Caledonia by Zhang, Bedos & Deharveng (2014),
    • on a new cave Tomocerus from Vietnam by Yu, Zhang & Deharveng (2014), publications received from Dr Feng Zhang;
    • on the scales of Collembola by Kolbe (1893).
  • The key to the families of Entomobryoidea has been added, based on Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the genera of Orchesellidae has been added, refering to Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the genera of Heteromuridae has been added, refering to Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the subfamilies of Lepidocyrtidae has been added, based on Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the genera of Lepidocyrtinae has been added, refering to Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the genera of Seiridae has been added, refering to Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the subfamilies of Entomobryidae has been updated, based on Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the genera of Entomobryinae has been added, refering to Zhang, Sun, Yu & Wang (2015).
  • The key to the species of eyed Sinella from China has been added, based on Ding & Zhang (2015).
    2015.10.01-2015.10.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new neotropical Trogolaphysa by Soto-Adames (2015), publication received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
    • on new Entomobrya from the USA by Katz, Giordano & Soto-Adames (2015), publication received from Dr Aron D. Katz;
    • on new Entomobryoidea from India, the Himalayas by Baquero, Mandal & Jordana (2015), publication received from Dr Enrique Baquero.
    2015.11.01-2015.11.30
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on a revision of Entomobryidae by Zhang & Deharveng (2015);
    • on first instar tibiotarsal chaetotaxy of Entomobryidae by Zhang & Deharveng (2015);
    • on spatial light interference microscopy of whole organism slide mounted specimens of Collembola by Sridharan, Katz, Soto-Adames & Popescu (2015);
    • on records of Collembola in nests of Ponerinae from Brazil by Castaño-Meneses, Palacios-Vargas & do Carmo (2015), publication received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on new Homidia from China by Pan (2015),
    • on a new Homidia from China by Pan & Shi (2015),
    • on a new Coecobrya from China by Shi & Pan (2015), publications received from Dr Zhi-Xiang Pan;
    • on new Monodontocerus from China by Yu, Deharveng & Zhang (2014);
    • on the cryptic diversity and vicariance in 2 Tomocerus complexes of China by Zhang, Lu, Luo, Ho, Wang & Zhu (2014);
    • on new Coecobrya from China by Zhang & Dong (2014);
    • on new Pogonognathellus from China by Wang, Yu & Zhang (2013);
    • on new Sinella from China by Zhang (2013);
    • on new Acrocyrtus from China by Xu, Pan & Zhang (2013);
    • on ancient carbon from melting glacier in gut of pioneer Collembola from Norway by Hågvar & Ohlson (2013);
    • on new Onychiurus from China by Sun & Zhang (2012);
    • on new Coecobrya from China by Xu, Yu & Zhang (2012);
    • on the transformational homology of tergal setae in Sinella and Coecobrya by Zhang, Yu & Xu (2011);
    • on new cave Sinella from China by Zhang & Deharveng (2011);
    • on the boneti species group of Coecobrya by Zhang, Man & Deharveng (2011);
    • on new syntopic Sinella and Coecobrya from China by Zhang, Qu & Deharveng (2010);
    • on new Sinella from China by Qu, Zhang & Chen (2010);
    • on a new Seira from Brazil by Bellini & Zeppelini (2009);
    • on a new Willowsia from Tibet by Pan, Zhang & Chen (2006);
    • on a new reddish Onychiurus on snow from Austria by Kopeszki (2000);
    • on Agrenia bidenticulata from Belgium by Jaquemart (1975);
    • on new Tomoceridae from Japan by Yosii (1967);
    • on new Collembola from Korea and Japan by Yosii & Lee (1963);
    • on plant damaging Collembola from Europe by Escherich (1923);
    • on new Collembola from the UK by Collinge & Shoebotham (1909);
    • on a new genus of Neelidae from the UK by Collinge & Shoebotham (1909);
    • on the economic role of Collembola from the UK by Collinge (1909);
    • on new records of Collembola from Great Britain by Collinge & Shoebotham (1909);
    • on the synonymy of Amerus normani from Great Britain by Collinge & Shoebotham (1909).
  • The key to the species of Homidia from China Zhejiang Province has been added, based on Pan (2015).
  • The key to the subfamilia of Orchesellidae has been added, based on Zhang & Deharveng (2015).
  • The key to the tribes of Orchesellinae has been added, based on Zhang & Deharveng (2015).
  • The key to the tribes of Heteromuridae has been added, based on Zhang & Deharveng (2015).
  • The key to the species of Monodontocerus has been added, referring to Yu, Deharveng & Zhang (2014).
  • The key to the species of Sinella with eyes has been added, referring to Zhang (2013).
    2015.12.01-2015.12.31
    Added the new taxa and/or corrections of the publications and/or communications:
    • on new Paronellidae from New Caledonia by Zhang & Deharveng (2015);
    • on a new Arlesminthurus from Nicaragua by Palacios-Vargas & Cabrera (2015),
    • on Collembola from alfalfa and corn crops from Mexico by Flores-Pardavé, Palacios-Vargas, Castaño-Meneses & Cutz-Pool (2011),
    • on the vertical distribution of Collembola from epiphytic moss from an Abies religiosa forest in Mexico by Cutz-Pool, Castaño-Meneses, Palacios-Vargas & Cano-Santana (2010), publications received from Dr José G. Palacios-Vargas;
    • on a barcoding database for UK Collembola by Shaw & Benefer (2015), publication received from Dr Peter Shaw;
    • on new Onychiurinae from Spain by Arbea (2015), publication received from Dr Javier I. Arbea;
    • on Collembola captured by Opiliones using viscoelastic fluids by Wolff, Schönhofer, Schaber & Gorb (2014);
    • on Temeritas from Australia by Greenslade (2013), publication received from Dr Penelope Greenslade;
    • on Collembola associated to terrestrical green algae from Antarctica by de Mendonça, Queiroz, Abrantes, Dalto, & Valentin (2012);
    • on a Collembola checklist from the Galapagos Islands by Peck & Jacquemart (2011);
    • on an introduction to the Collembola from Holland by Berg (2010);
    • on Collembola records from Japan by Suetsugu, Satoh & Koike (2010);
    • on Ptenothrix ciliata from Holland by Berg (2009);
    • on the checklist of the Collembola from the Galapagos Islands by Peck (2001),
    • on new Isotomidae from Galapagos by Thibaud, Najt & Jaquemart(sic) (1994),
    • on new Poduromorpha from Galapagos by Najt, Thibaud & Jacquemart (1991), publications received from Dr Felipe N. Soto-Adames;
    • on the probalistic nature of setae in Collembola (Symphypleona) and its impact on chaetotactic ontophylogenetic studies by Nayrolles (1998);
    • on new Entomobryidae, Cyphoderidae and Oncopoduridae from Ecuador by Thibaud & Najt (1987);
    • on the biology of Bourletiella (Cassagnaudiella) pruinosa from Holland by Klaver (1975);
    • on a new subgenus of Bourletiellidae from Holland by Ellis (1975);
    • on new Collembola from Ibiza by Ellis (1974);
    • on a new Ceratophysella from Guatemala by Ellis (1968);
    • on new Collembola from Guatemala by Ellis (1967);
    • on the namelist of Collembola from Holland by Buitendijk (1930);
    • on new Collembola records from Alaska by Folsom (1904) (= reprint of Folsom (1902));
    • on the anatomy of Collembola (literature overview) by Oudemans (1888).