Genus Megalothorax Willem, 1900

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Genus Megalothorax Willem, 1900

Megalothorax Willem, V. 1900. Un type nouveau de Sminthuridae: Megalothorax. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 44: 7-10 [7].
Type species:
Neelus minimus Willem, 1900 by monotypy (= Megalothora minimus Willem, 1900).

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications: NEELIDAE: Megalothorax minimus Willem, 1900 — Bonet, F. 1948. Monografia da la familia Neelidae (Collembola). Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 8: 131-203

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan; Eyre Peninsula, Great Barrier Reef

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL) ; Tas: Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Distribution References

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

General References

Greenslade, P. 1995. Report on invertebrates of the Marble Range region, Eyre Peninsula. South Australian Naturalist 69(3-4): 4-8 [10] (Distribution: Eyre Peninsula)

Greenslade, P. 2006. Invertebrates of Macquarie Island. Kingston, Hobart : The Australian Antarctic Division. [115] (biology)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Mar-2024	NEELIDAE	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870	22-Feb-2024	MODIFIED
27-Nov-2020	COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
28-Jun-2018	COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Alice Wells
28-Sep-2017	COLLEMBOLA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
04-Apr-2017	COLLEMBOLA	07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
28-Feb-2013		07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED
		07-Mar-2024	MODIFIED

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