Genus Onychiurus Gervais, 1841

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• Onychiurus Gervais, P. 1841. Designation of type and description of genus Onychiurus. Echo du Monde Savant 8: 372 [placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology: 722, Opinion 291].

  Type species:

   Podura ambulans Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Ellis, W.N. & Bellinger, P.F. 1973. An annotated list of the generic names of Collembola (Insecta) and their type species. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging 7: 1-74.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ellis, W.N. & Bellinger, P.F. 1973. An annotated list of the generic names of Collembola (Insecta) and their type species. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging 7: 1-74 [37]

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Nearctic Region

Palaearctic Region

• Japan

Distribution References

General References

Weiner, W.M. 1996. Generic Revision of Onychinurinae (Collembola: Onychiuridae) with a Cladistic Analysis. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 32(2): 163-200 [187]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
28-Feb-2013		28-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)