• Sphaeridia Linnaniemi, W.M. 1912. Die Apterygotenfauna Finlands. Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 40: 1-359 [248] [proposed as a subgenus of Sminthurides Börner, 1900].

  Type species:

   Sminthurus pumilis Krausbauer, 1898 by monotypy.

  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.
• Asphyrotheca Stach, J. 1956. The Apterygotan fauna of Poland in relation to the world-fauna of this group of insects. Family: Sminthuridae. Cracow : Pol. Akad. Nauk Pt 6 287 pp. 33 pls. [205].

  Type species:

   Sphyrotheca sphaera Salmon, 1946 by original designation.
• Indotheca Stach, J. 1956. The Apterygotan fauna of Poland in relation to the world-fauna of this group of insects. Family: Sminthuridae. Cracow : Pol. Akad. Nauk Pt 6 287 pp. 33 pls. [206].

  Type species:

   Sphyrotheca biniserrata Salmon, 1951 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Betsch, J.M. 1980. Éléments pour une monographie des Collemboles Symphypléones. (Hexapodes, Aptérygotes). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] Zool. 116: 1-227 [127]
• Greenslade, P. 1995. Report on invertebrates of the Marble Range region, Eyre Peninsula. South Australian Naturalist 69(3-4): 4-8 [10] (Distribution: Eyre Peninsula)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan; Eyre Peninsula.

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
  • South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Distribution References

History of changes

• Sphaeridia boettgeri Bretfeld, G., & Gauer, U. 1994. Diagnostic description of the males of new Spaeridia species (Insecta, Collembola) from South America. Andrias 13: 113-136 [125].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMF 2427 ♂ (slide no. 1), Paraguay, Concepcion, Estancia Ybu.
  Paratype(s) MNHN 1 ♂ (slide no. 2), Paraguay, Concepcion, Estancia Ybu; MNHN 7 ♂ (3 alcohol, 4 slides), Paraguay, Concepcion, Estancia Ybu.

  Type locality references:

  Bretfeld, G., & Gauer, U. 1994. Diagnostic description of the males of new Spaeridia species (Insecta, Collembola) from South America. Andrias 13: 113-136 [125].

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Coorong, Koonamore, S.A. (new record); Bundeena, NSW.; Musselbrook Creek, QLD; Depot Beach Road, creekbed N.S.W.; Paraguay, Brazil, Manaus, USA South Carolina.

History of changes

• Sminthurus pumilis Krausbauer, T. 1898. Neue Collembola aus der Umgebung von Weilburg an der Lahn. Zoologischer Anzeiger 21: 495-499, 501-504 [495].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Weilburg, Germany.

  Secondary source:

   Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Coorong, Deep Creek and Chiswick (new record).

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
  • South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Litter, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Exotic pastures.

General References

Blancquaert, J.P. & Mertens, J. 1977. Mating behaviour of Sphaeridia pumilis (Collembola). Pedobiologia 17: 343-349

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

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. 1993. Activity and pest status of surface-active Collembola in Tasmanian field crops and pastures. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 32: 155-167 (as Sphaeridia pumilis grp)

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

Salmon, J.T. 1964. An index to the Collembola. Vols 1 & 2. Entomologiske Meddelelser 7: 1-144, 145-644 [569] (extralimital synonymy)

History of changes