Ptenothrix

Ptenothrix is a genus of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae. There are about 11 described species in Ptenothrix.[1][2][3][4]

Ptenothrix
Ptenothrix beta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha (?)
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Symphypleona
Family: Dicyrtomidae
Subfamily: Ptenothricinae
Genus: Ptenothrix
Boerner, 1906

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Ptenothrix:[2][3][4]

  • Ptenothrix atra (Linnaeus, C, 1758) Börner, 1906
  • Ptenothrix beta (Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1981) Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998
  • Ptenothrix castanea Snider, RJ, 1985
  • Ptenothrix curvilineata Wray, 1949
  • Ptenothrix flavescens (Axelson, 1905)
  • Ptenothrix macomba Wray, 1967
  • Ptenothrix maculosa (Schott, 1891)
  • Ptenothrix marmorata (Packard, 1873) Mills, HB, 1934
  • Ptenothrix palmata (Folsom, JW, 1902) Stach, J, 1957
  • Ptenothrix renateae Snider, RJ, 1985
  • Ptenothrix unicolor

References
  1. "Ptenothrix Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. "Ptenothrix Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. "Ptenothrix Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. "Browse Ptenothrix". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.

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, Third Edition. Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1605353753.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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