Checklist of the Collembola: Key to the families of Neanuroidea |
This key is still under construction. Note that missing figures will be provided as soon as possible. Currently, the key is in the feasibility study phase to find out how to integrate in the checklist in a modular way a key that has been generated with DELTA.
Kenneth A. Christiansen,
Department of Biology, Grinnell College, PO Box V3, Grinnell, IA 50112-0806, USA
Frans Janssens,
Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, B-2020, Belgium
1(0). Mandible absent............................... Brachystomellidae Mandible present but reduced without molar plate (fig.1b&c)... 2 |
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2(1). Between stipe and fulcrum of maxilla there is an individualized cardo (fig.1b); mucro never trilamellate........... Neanuridae Between stipe and fulcrum of maxilla there is no individualized cardo (fig.1c); mucro often trilamellate (fig.2). Odontellidae |
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