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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaCollembolaEntomobryomorpha

Family Entomobryidae
Womersley, 1934 · Slender Springtails

Species in this portal
65
Ecological class
39 troglobionts, 17 troglophiles, 6 trogloxenes and 3 accidentals
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
29 states and provinces
Counties
185
Karst regions
Appalachians, Black Hills, Driftless Area, Florida Lime Sinks, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
19 of 53 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Coecobrya 4 in portal
  • Entomobrya 5 in portal
  • Entomobryoides 1 in portal
  • Hawinella 1 in portal
  • Homidia 1 in portal
  • Lepidocyrtus 4 in portal
  • Orchesella 1 in portal
  • Pseudosinella 36 in portal
  • Sinella 12 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Coecobrya kukae G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya lua G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya nupa G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya tenebricosa GNR AL, IL
  • Entomobrya bicolor GNR IA
  • Entomobrya confusa GNR IA
  • Entomobrya intermedia GNR IL
  • Entomobrya nivalis
  • Entomobrya troglodytes G2G3 CO, SD
  • Entomobryoides purpurascens Springtail GNR NM
  • Hawinella lava G2G3 HI
  • Homidia socia Three-Lined Springtail IL
  • Lepidocyrtus atropurpureus KY
  • Lepidocyrtus helenae G3 TN
  • Lepidocyrtus paradoxus GNR
  • Lepidocyrtus usitatus
  • Orchesella hexfasciata GNR IA
  • Pseudosinella aera G4 IL, TN
  • Pseudosinella alba GNR MN, TN
  • Pseudosinella argentea GNR AL, AR, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Pseudosinella bona G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella boneti KY, TN
  • Pseudosinella certa Gandy Creek Cave Springtail G1 WV
  • Pseudosinella christianseni Christiansen's Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, KY, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella collina GNR AL, TN
  • Pseudosinella dubia G3 AR, Mexico, OK
  • Pseudosinella duodecimpunctata KY, MO, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella erehwon G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella espana Espana Cave Springtail G3 MO, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella espanita G1 KY, TN
  • Pseudosinella extra G1G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella flatua G1G2 NC, VA
  • Pseudosinella folsomi GNR AL, MO
  • Pseudosinella fonsa Fountain Cave Springtail G3G4 IN, OH, TN
  • Pseudosinella georgia GA
  • Pseudosinella gisini G3G4 Mexico, NC, TN, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella gisini carolina NC
  • Pseudosinella gisini virginia VA
  • Pseudosinella granda G3 VA
  • Pseudosinella hirsuta Hirsute Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, KY, Mexico, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella josemarii GNR WV
  • Pseudosinella meganporteri G2 WV
  • Pseudosinella nata G1 AL, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella ops VA
  • Pseudosinella orba G3G4 KY, Mexico, NC, TN, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella pecki Peck's Cave Springtail G2G3 AL, FL, GA, NC, TN
  • Pseudosinella rolfsi GNR AL
  • Pseudosinella sexoculata KY, NM
  • Pseudosinella spinosa Spiny Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella testa Shelled Cave Springtail G2G3 AR, Mexico, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella vespera G2 NC, VA
  • Pseudosinella violenta GNR AL, IA, TX, WI
  • Pseudosinella vita G1G2 Mexico, NM
  • Sinella agna G3G4 WV
  • Sinella alata G5 IN, Mexico
  • Sinella avita Avita Cave Springtail G3G4 IL, IN, KY, MO, Mexico
  • Sinella baca G3G4 BC, CA, TX
  • Sinella barri Barr's Cave Springtail G5 AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, Mexico, TN, VA, WI
  • Sinella basidens G3G4 IN, KY, TN
  • Sinella caeca AL, IA, MN, MO, WI
  • Sinella cavernarum G5 IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, OH, PA, TN, VA, WA
  • Sinella hoffmani Hoffman's Cave Springtail G5 KY, MD, Mexico, PA, TN, VA, WV
  • Sinella krekeleri G3G4 KY, Mexico, WV
  • Sinella tecta G1G2 CA
  • Sinella yosiia G2G3 HI

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
CQ9N8
GBIF
7216
ITIS
99643
iNaturalist
132310
NCBI Taxonomy
48704

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