Species Sinella termitum Schött, 1917
- Sinella termitum Schött, H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 15. Collembola. Arkiv för Zoologi 11(8): 1-60 4 pls [20].
Type data:
Lectotype NHRM 1396 (lost?), Ravenshoe (as Cedar Creek), QLD.
Paralectotype(s) NHRM 1395 (labelled paratype by J.T. Salmon); SAMA 6 specimens; NHRM 1393–1394, 1397, 1398.Secondary source:
Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Inquiline (often in nests of Rhitidoponera metallica (Formicidae)). This species is found under stones, in leaf litter and decayed wood in the Eucalyptus woodland and forests and sclerophyllous scrublands. It is frequently associated with ants and termites.
General References
Chen, J-X., Leng, Z. & Greenslade, P. 2005. Australian species of Sinella (Sinella) (Collembola: Entomobryidae). Australian Journal of Entomology 44: 15-21 [16] (ecology)
Greenslade, P. 1974. Ecological and zoogeographical notes on Collembola of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Pedobiologia 14: 256-265
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)
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
Yoshii, R. & Greenslade, P. 1994. Reconnaissance of some entomobryid Collembola of Australia. Azao 3: 1-22 [1] (distribution: Canberra)
History of changes
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| 28-Feb-2013 | 28-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |