Entomobryidae

Taxobox
name = Entomobryidae


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image_caption = Typical habitus of Entomobryidae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Entognatha (disputed)
subclassis = Collembola
ordo = Entomobryomorpha
superfamilia = Entomobryoidea
familia = Entomobryidae
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =
*Entomobryinae
*Lepidocyrtinae
*Orchesellinae
*SeirinaeThe family Entomobryidae contains the so-called "slender springtails", a group of springtails characterised as having an enlarged fourth abdominal segment and a well-developed furcula. Species in this family may be heavily scaled and can be very colourful. The scale-less Entomobryas are commonly caught in pitfall traps around the planet, and also occur in canopy faunas high up in trees (notably "Entomobrya nivalis", very common throughout Europe if not the northern hemisphere).

Genera

Genera include:
*"Corynothrix"
*"Entomobrya"
*"Hawinella"
*"Heteromurus"
*"Homidia"
*"Janetschekbrya"
*"Lepidocyrtus"
*"Orchesella"
*"Orchesellides"
*"Pseudosinella"
*"Seira"
*"Sinella"
*"Willowsia"

References

* [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=99643 ITIS page for Entomobryidae]