Biology:Isotominae

Short description: Subfamily of springtails

Isotominae
Isotoma viridis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subclass:	Collembola
Family:	Isotomidae
Subfamily:	Isotominae

Isotominae is a subfamily of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Isotomidae. There are about 15 genera and at least 100 described species in Isotominae.

Vertagopus arboreus

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the subfamily Isotominae:

• Agrenia Boerner, 1906 ^{i g b}
• Axelsonia Boener, 1906 ^{i c g}
• Degamaea Yosii, 1965 ^{i c g}
• Desoria Agassiz & Nicolet, 1841 ^{c g b}
• Hydroisotoma Stach, 1947 ^{g b}
• Isotoma Bourlet, 1839 ^{i c g b}
• Isotomiella Bagnall, 1939 ^{i c g b}
• Isotomurus Boerner, 1903 ^{i c g b}
• Metisotoma Maynard, 1951 ^{i c g b}
• Micrisotoma Bellinger, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Parisotoma Bagnall, 1940 ^{c g b}
• Pseudisotoma Handschin, 1924 ^{g b}
• Scutisotoma Bagnall, 1949 ^{g b}
• Semicerura Maynard, 1951 ^{i c g}
• Vertagopus Börner, 1906 ^{g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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 (Oxford University Press) 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449. 
• Brusca, Richard C.; Moore, Wendy; Shuster, Stephen M. (2016). Invertebrates (3rd ed.). Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1605353753. 
• Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2755959 entry