Springtails

Figures 1–2.Oligaphorura ambigua sp. n. Chaetotaxy and pso position. 1 dorsal view 2 ventral view. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

Figures 1–2.Habitus. 1 Coecobrya sanmingensis sp. n. 2 Coecobrya qinae sp. n. Scale bars: 300 μm.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Camin, Veneto, Italy

L: 2-3 mmCharacteristics: Bright yellow-green, antennae yellow, reddish towards the tip mouth orange, bristles (macrosetae) are distinctly present on the abdomen (if absent it is probably Sminthurides). Compound eyes composed of eight ommatidia (single eyes).Habitat: Soil surface on a variety of habitats( including grass- and woodland).food Sminthurus viridis is one of the few globular springtails that may be actually damaging leguminous (Fabaceae) plants; they rasp/abrade the plant surface and give way to secondary infections.Distribution: widespread, introduced pest species in AustraliaPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum:Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Entognatha STUMMER-TRAUNFELS, 1891 (Sackkiefler)Order: Collembola LUBBOCK, 1870 (collembolans or springtails, Springschwmze)Suborder: Symphypleona BRNER, 1901 Superfamily: Sminthuroidea BRETFELD, 1994Family: Sminthuridae LUBBOCK, 1862 (globular springtails, Kugelspringer)Subfamily: Sminthurinae LUBBOCK, 1862 [sensu DEHARVENG, L, 2004]Genus: Sminthurus LATREILLE, 1804 [sensu BRNER, 1906]Sminthurus viridis LINNAEUS, 1758 (Clover Springtail or Lucerne Flea, Luzernefloh)[det. Frans Janssens, 2013, based on photos]taxonomical info: www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id80646/some info: www.naturespot.org.uk/species/clover-springtailmore info: bugguide.net/node/view/86837more info: www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/biodiversi...more info (German): www.naturspaziergang.de/Andere/Collembola/Sminthurus_viri...Germany, Berlin: Tempelhof Flugfeld, 09.10.2012_______________________________________________MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1x-5x ( Macro Magnification - 2.7x), 1/250s, f/9.0, ISO100, 0EV, hand-held, ring-flash (diffusor)IMG_2625

Burnaby BC12/11/08

Dryden, New York, United States

Ammelshain, Saxony, Germany

Weymouth, England, United Kingdom

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Camin, Veneto, Italy

Camin, Veneto, Italy

Some small black flies attracted my attention by having a tussle on the track in front of us. I stopped to see what flies they were, but they disappeared. I noticed these tiny Springtails jumping and was very lucky that this little one stayed on a stick for a while.

Portage, Michigan, United States

Brandis, Saxony, Germany

Tuscany, Italy

Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Summary[edit] Description: English: Original description on Flickr: Sminthurinae sp? I've found these springtails quite a lot around Tairua in New Zealand, but they're quite tricky to get a decent photograph of. But I'm stumped about any ID. Their antennae are rather long, with 18/19 annulations, and the whole look and colour is quite unusual and distinctive. They're very slow moving, but don't really stop. But I love their look. It was quite frustrating that the best shots in the end were on a light piece of timber with little contrast. As I haven't seen a hairdresser in a while, I think I might be growing my hair a bit! It's been short for so long that I'm quite enjoying it!. Date: 24 February 2014, 02:25:40. Source: Sminthurinae sp? (13099265603). Author: Andy Murray.

Summary[edit] Description: Bourletiella arvalis from England. Date: 27 March 2012, 17:03. Source: Tiny springtail- Bourletiella arvalis. Author: Andy Murray. Camera location51° 05′ 18.25″ N, 2° 44′ 58.97″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.088402; -2.749714.

Summary[edit] Focus stacking of 13 pictures (using combinezm). Description: Ceratophysella sp. English: The underside of a dead springtail. Wellington, New Zealand. This photograph created by combining photographs taken through a microscope. Tentative identification by Hans Hillewaert, confirmed by Frans Janssens. Date: 16 May 2009. Source: Own work Camera Model Canon EOS 300D. Mode. Shutter speed 0.6s. Aperture f/0. Exposure compensation. Film speed (ISO) 100. Lens Swift M3200 microscope, 4D 0.10 objective lens. Focal length. Focal length (35 mm equiv.). Filter(s). Flash. Support. Film. Developer. Scanner. Notes no lens, camera coupled directly to microscope barrel. Author: Tony Wills.

Figures 22–25; “3+2” s-patterns of austral Cryptopygus. 22 C. antarcticus 23–25 Cryptopygus: sp. 5 (23) sp. 6 (24) sp. 7 (25) (all three species from South Africa).

Summary[edit] Description: One of the helpers in my vermi-composter. Date: 21 January 2014, 04:24. Source: Praying Springtail or Collembola (entomobrya atrocincta). Author: Benjamin Smith from United States.