Proisotominae

Subfamily of springtails

Proisotominae
Folsomia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Entomobryomorpha
Family: Isotomidae
Subfamily: Proisotominae

Proisotominae is a subfamily of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Isotomidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 190 described species in Proisotominae.[1][2]

Proisotoma minuta

Genera

These seven genera belong to the subfamily Proisotominae:

  • Archisotoma Linnaniemi, 1912
  • Ballistura Börner, 1906
  • Folsomia Willem, 1902
  • Folsomina Denis, 1931
  • Guthriella Börner, 1906
  • Proisotoma Börner, 1901
  • Weberacantha Christiansen, 1951

References

  1. ^ "Proisotominae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology. 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.
  • Media related to Proisotominae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Proisotominae


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