3-566: Sminthurididae (Börner, 1906), not to be confounded with: Sminthuridae (Lubbock, 1862), is a family of globular springtails in the order Symphypleona . There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Sminthurididae. These five genera belong to the family Sminthurididae: This springtail -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sminthuridae Sminthuridae (Lubbock, 1862), not to be confounded with: Sminthurididae (Börner, 1906),
6-437: Is a family of springtails of the order Symphypleona . Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails . Like other Symphypleona, Sminthuridae are globular in shape and have a furcula that allows them to jump. Members of this family have four-segmented antennae in which the basal segment is short and the rest successively increase in length. The terminal antennal segment has about 20 whorls of hairs and
9-488: Is divided into numerous subsegments. Sminthuridae also have well-developed tracheae . The dens has many setae , unlike in Mackenziellidae where it has 3 setae. Females have subanal appendages. Sminthuridae occur in surface litter layers, on vegetation and in tropical forest canopies . They may be collected using Tullgren funnels or pitfall traps , or by sweeping through grass with a pan. Additionally, Sminthuridae
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