Entomobryoidea
Superfamily of springtails / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Entomobryoidea are a superfamily of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. In the modern sense, this group is placed in an order called Entomobryomorpha.
- Entomobryoidea is also the old name of Entomobryomorpha, when these were placed in the "Arthropleona"
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Entomobryoidea | |
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Three Orchesella (Entomobryidae) drinking birch sap | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subclass: | Collembola |
Suborder: | Entomobryomorpha |
Superfamily: | Entomobryoidea Womersley, 1934, sensu Soto-Adames et al., 2008 |
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This superfamily contains very characteristic species of springtails. They typically possess long legs and antennae, as well as a well-developed furcula.