Species Sminthurinus elegans Fitch, 1863

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Species Sminthurinus elegans Fitch, 1863

Sminthurinus elegans Fitch, A. 1863. Collembola. pp. 668–675 in, Eighth report on the noxious and other insects of the State of New York. [reprinted in Trans. U.S. Agric. Soc. 22: 186–193 (186)] [674].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, New York, USA.
Secondary source:
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] (Bellinger, P.F. pers. comm., in litt., 26 Feb. 1984)).

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North America; Europe.

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

SA, Tas, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Tasmania
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Nearctic Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Exotic pastures, lawns, gardens.

General References

Desender, K., Mertens, J., O'Hustler, M. & Berbien, P. 1984. Diel activity patterns of Carabidae (Coleoptera), Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) and Collembola in a heavily grazed pasture. Revue d'Ecologie et de Biologie du Sol 21(3): 347-361

Folsom, J.W. 1934. Redescriptions of North American Sminthuridae. Journal of Science (Iowa State College) 8: 461-485 [464] (taxonomy)

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 (key, ecology)

Ireson, J.E. 1984. The effectiveness of Bdellodes lapidaria (Kramer) (Acari: Bdellidae) as a predator of Smithurus viridis (L.) (Collembola: Sminthuridae) in North West Tasmania. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 23: 185-191

Ireson, J.E. 1993. Activity and pest status of surface-active Collembola in Tasmanian field crops and pastures. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 32: 155-167

Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644 [581] (extralimital synonymy)

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)
28-Feb-2013		28-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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