Microgastrura

Microgastrura is a genus of springtails in the family Hypogastruridae. There are about seven described species in Microgastrura.[1][2][3]

Microgastrura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Entognatha (?)
Order:	Poduromorpha
Family:	Hypogastruridae
Genus:	Microgastrura Stach, 1922

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Microgastrura:

• Microgastrura duodecimoculata Stach, 1922 ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura jamaicensis (Massoud & Bellinger, 1963) ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura massoudi Deharveng & Najt in Tillier, 1988 ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura minutissima (Mills, 1934) ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura nanacatlica Vàzquez & Palacios-Vargas, 1997 ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura sensiliata Jordana, 1981 ^{i c g}
• Microgastrura sofiae Vàzquez & Palacios-Vargas, 1997 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS[1], c = Catalogue of Life[2], g = GBIF[3], b = Bugguide.net

References

1. "Microgastrura Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
2. "Browse Microgastrura". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
3. "Microgastrura". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

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.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.