Species Sphaeridia pumilis (Krausbauer, 1898)
- 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
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| 28-Feb-2013 | 28-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |