Genus Sminthurinus Börner, 1901
- Sminthurinus Börner, C. 1901. Über einige theilweise neue Collembolen aus den Höhlen der Gegend von Letmathe in Westfalen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 24(645): 333-345 [344] [senior objective synonym of Sminthurella Houlbert, 1924, see Ellis, W.N. & Bellinger, P.F. 1973. An annotated list of the generic names of Collembola (Insecta) and their type species. Monog. Ned. Entomol. Ver. 7: 1–74; placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology: 2004, Opinion 1027].
Type species:
Sminthurus niger Lubbock, 1868 by subsequent designation, see ICZN 1974. Opinion 1027. Sminthurinus Börner, 1901 (Insecta, Collembola): Designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 31: 184-185.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SMINTHURIDAE: Sminthurinus aureus aureus Lubbock, 1862 — 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 (based on comparison of Australian and European material)
SMINTHURIDAE: Sminthurinus aureus ochropus Reuter, 1891 [Confirmed by Greenslade (1994: 131)] — 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 (based on comparison of Australian and European material); Greenslade, P. 1994. Collembola. pp. 19-138 in Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Protura, Collembola, Diplura. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 22 188 pp. [131] (misidentification confirmed)
SMINTHURIDAE: Sminthurinus aureus signatus Krausbauer, 1896 — 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 (based on comparison of Australian and European material)
SMINTHURIDAE: Sminthurinus niger igniceps Reuter, 1881 — 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 (based on comparison of Australian and European material)
- Other Excluded
KATIANNIDAE: Sminthurinus cf. malmgreni Tullberg, 1876 [Greenslade (pers. comm.., 2017) 'this species does not exist; it is an error for Sminthurides malmgreni (Tullberg, 1876) which was listed from a greenhouse on Macquarie Island in 1987 as a dubious record by Greenslade (2006); it was not included in the Australian Faunal Directory for Collembola because the specimens has some morphological differences from European specimens.'] — Phillips, L., Janion-Scheepers, C., Houghton, M., Terauds, A., Potapov, M. & Chown, S.L. 2017. Range expansion of two invasive springtails on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Polar Biology
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS) ; NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Flinders (FLI) ; NSW, SA, Tas, WA: Ben Lomond (BEL), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; NSW, Tas: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV) ; NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; Qld, SA, Tas, 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) ; Qld, SA, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Other Regions
Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Greenslade, P. 1994. Collembola. pp. 19-138 in Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Protura, Collembola, Diplura. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 22 188 pp.
Greenslade, P. 2006. Invertebrates of Macquarie Island. Kingston, Hobart : The Australian Antarctic Division. [109] (biology)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 27-Nov-2020 | COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870 | 19-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jun-2018 | COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells |
| 28-Sep-2017 | COLLEMBOLA | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Apr-2017 | COLLEMBOLA | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Feb-2013 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED |