Sphyrotheca

Sphyrotheca is a genus of globular springtails in the family Sminthuridae. There are about seven described species in Sphyrotheca.[1][2][3][4]

Sphyrotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Entognatha (?)
Order:	Symphypleona
Family:	Sminthuridae
Subfamily:	Sphyrothecinae
Genus:	Sphyrotheca Boener, 1906

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Sphyrotheca:

• Sphyrotheca confusa Snider, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Sphyrotheca formosana Yosii, 1965 ^g
• Sphyrotheca minnesotensis (Guthrie, 1903) ^{i c g b}
• Sphyrotheca mirabilis (Yosii, 1965) ^g
• Sphyrotheca mucroserrata Snider, 1978 ^{i c g}
• Sphyrotheca multifasciata (Reuter, 1881) ^{i c g}
• Sphyrotheca nani Christiansen and Bellinger, 1992 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Sphyrotheca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
2. "Browse Sphyrotheca". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Sphyrotheca". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Sphyrotheca Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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.