Species Mucrosomia caeca (Wahlgren, 1906)
- Cryptopygus caecus Wahlgren, E. 1906. Antarktische und subantarktische Collembolen gesammelt von der schwedischen Südpolarexpedition. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 5(9): 1-22 [12].
Type data:
Syntype(s) LZFD (probably lost or in MNHP), South Georgia; NHRM (not located), South Georgia.
Generic Combinations
- Mucrosomia caecus (Wahlgren, 1906). —
Potapov, M. 2001. Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola. Volume 3. Isotomidae. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz 73(2): 1-603 [361]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South America; Jenolan, N.S.W.; Pellion, Tas.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: transient.
Cave dweller, soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Microvore, under native vegetation and on agricultural land; predominantly inland terrestrial species.
General References
Greenslade, P. 1974. Ecological and zoogeographical notes on Collembola of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Pedobiologia 14: 256-265 (as Folsomia fimetaroides Axelson, 1903)
Greenslade, P. 1982. Collembola of the Ninety Mile Desert. pp. 65-71 in Harris, C.R., Reeves, A.E. & Sympson, D.E. (eds). The Ninety Mile Desert of South Australia. Adelaide : Nature Conservation Society of South Australia.
Greenslade, P. 1990. Collembola and other soil invertebrates (1990). pp. 47-56 in Driessen, M.M., Comfort, M.D., Jackson, J., Balmer, J., Richardson, A.M.M. & McQuillan, P.B. (eds). Pelion Plains — Mt Ossa. Wilderness Ecosystems Baseline Studies 1990–1993. Hobart, Tasmania : Parks and Wildlife Service Wildlife Report Vol. 2. [49] (Distribution: Pellion, Tas.)
Greenslade, P. 1990. Notes on the biogeography of the free-living terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Macquarie Island with an annotated checklist. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 124: 35-50 (Macquarie Is.)
Greenslade, P. 1990. Terrestrial invertebrates (excluding parasites and mites) of Macquarie Island. pp. 264-266 in Selkirk, P.M., Seppelt, R.D. & Selkirk, D.R. (eds). Subantarctic Macquarie Island: Environment and Biology. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Greenslade, P. 1995. Terrestrial invertebrates recorded in the Territory. Appendix 4. In Heard Island Wilderness Reserve Management Plan, Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories. 52-53 pp. [52] (Distribution: Heard Is.)
Greenslade, P. 2002. Systematic composition and distribution of Australian Cave collembolan faunas with notes on exotic taxa. Helictite, Journal of Australasian Cave Research 38(1): 11-15 [13] (Distribution: Jenolan, NSW.; Ecology: cave dweller)
Greenslade, P. 2006. Invertebrates of Macquarie Island. Kingston, Hobart : The Australian Antarctic Division. [93] (biology)
Greenslade, P., Margules, C.R. & Adomeit, E.M. 1991. 1.7. Distribution of Collembola in Eucalyptus forest in southeastern Australia. pp. 53-62 in Veeresh, G.K., Rajagopal, D. & Viraktamath, C.A. (eds). Advances in Management and Conservation of Soil Fauna. New Delhi : Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pty Ltd.
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
Greenslade, P. & Thompson, C.H. 1981. Collembola from the Cooloola-Noosa River area, Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 92: 11-19 (ecology)
Greenslade, P. & van Klinken, R.D. 1994. Marine littoral and coastal Collembola on the subantarctic Macquarie Island. Annales Zoologici Fennici 195: 58-61 [60] (distribution (Macquarie Is.) and ecology)
King, K.L., Hutchinson, K.J. & Greenslade, P. 1976. The effects of sheep numbers on associations of Collembola in sown pastures. Journal of Applied Ecology 13: 731-739
Massoud, Z. & Rapoport, E.H. 1968. Collemboles Isotomides d'Amerique du Sud et de l'Antarctique. pp. 307–337 in, Biologie de l'Amerique Australe. PANS : CNAS Vol. 4. [322] (extralimital synonymy)
Wise, K.A.J. 1974. New synonymy in Cryptopygus (Collembola: Isotomidae). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 11: 209-212 [209] (extralimital synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2020 | COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870 | 12-Mar-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Feb-2013 | 28-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Jan-2012 | 30-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |