Species Hypogastrura vernalis (Carl, 1901)

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• Achorutes vernalis Carl, J. 1901. Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Collembolafauna der Schweiz. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 9: 243-278 [249].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH, altitude 3100 m on snow, Switzerland.

  Secondary source:

   Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • South Australia: S Gulfs, SE coastal
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria: SE coastal
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Litter, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Gardens, urban areas, fungi, compost.

 

General References

Greenslade, P. 1985. Phenology and diversity of epigaeic Collembola in the Mt Lofty Ranges. pp. 60–62 in Greenslade, Penelope & Majer, J.D. (eds) Soil and litter invertebrates of Australian mediterranean-type ecosystems. WAIT School of Biology Bulletin. No. 12. (ecology)

Greenslade, P. & Ireson, J.E. 1986. Collembola of the southern Australian culture steppe and urban environments: a review of their pest status and key to identification. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 25: 273-292 (key, ecology)

Ireson, J.E. 1993. Activity and pest status of surface-active Collembola in Tasmanian field crops and pastures. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 32: 155-167

King, K.L., Greenslade, P. & Hutchinson, K.J. 1985. Collembolan associations in natural versus improved pastures of the New England Tableland NSW: distribution of native and introduced species. Australian Journal of Ecology 10: 421-427 (ecology)

Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644 [233] (extralimital synonymy)

Watson, A.P., Matthiessen, J.N. & Springett, B.P. 1982. Arthropod associates and macronutrient status of the red-ink sundew (Drosera erythrorhiza Lindl.). Australian Journal of Ecology 7: 13-22 (ecology, chemical composition)

 

History of changes

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28-Feb-2013		28-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)