Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Collembola (Springtails) of Michigan

The taxa listed are largely taken from Snider (1967), which remains the best survey work for the state. This work is over 30 years old, and thus one should not consider this an updated and definitive list. Interpretation of what is aquatic (a) and semiaquatic (sa) is based on my interpretation from Snider's species accounts, and is subject to revision (adding and deleting species both found in Michigan and associated with aquatic habitats). Species taken from sphagnum bogs are also noted (bog). Four families appear to have species that are associated per se with the aquatic (surface film) habitat.

Entomobryidae

Orchesella Templeton 1835

Orchesella ainsliei Folsom, 1924 - sa, bog
Orchesella albosa Guthrie, 1903 - bog
Orchesella lignorus (Fabricius) - bog

Lepidocyrtus Bourlet, 1839, n.c. Opinion 291

Lepidocrytus unifasciatus James, 1933 - bog
Lepidocrytus violaceus (Fourcroy, 1785) - bog

Tomocerus Nicolet, 1842

Tomocerus flavascens (Tullberg), 1871 Macrotoma - sa, bogs
Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg), 1871 Macrotoma - sa

Isotomidae

Folsomia Willem, 1902

Folsomia silvestrii Folsom, 1937 - bog

Hydroisotoma

Hydroisotoma schafferi (Krausbauer) - a, bog (syn?)

Isotoma Bourlet, 1839

Isotoma olivacea Tullberg, 1871 - a, sa
Isotoma trispinata MacGillivray, 1896 - sa
Isotoma viridis Bourlet, 1839 - sa, bogs

Isotomurus Börner, 1903

Isotomurus palustris (Müller), 1776 Podura - a

Hypogastruridae

Anurida Laboulbene, 1865

Anurida tullbergi Schött, 1891 - sa

Hypogastrura Bourlet 1839

Hypogastrura macgillivrayi (Folsom) - a, sa (synomynized?)
Hypogastrura matrua (Folsom), 1916 Achorutes - sa
Hypogastrura nivicola (Fitch), 1841 Podura - sa

Pseudachorutes Tullberg, 1871

Pseudachorutes corticicolus (Schäffer), 1896 Schoettella - sa

Neelidae

Neelus Folsom, 1896

Neelus minutus Folsom, 1901 - bog

Onychiuridae

Heteraphorura Bagnall, 1948

Heteraphorura subtenius (Folsom), 1917 Onychirus - bog

Poduridae

Podura Linnaeus, 1758

Podura aquatica Linnaeus, 1758

Sminthuridae

Bourletiella Banks, 1899, n.c. Opinion 291

Bourletiella arvalis (Fitch), 1862 Smynthurus - sa, bog
Bourletiella spinata (MacGillivray), 1893 Symnthurus - sa

Dicyrtoma Bourlet 1841

Dicyrtoma marmoratus (Packard), 1873 Papirius - sa

Ptenothrix Börner, 1906

Ptenothrix unicolor (Harvey) - sa (synnomyzed?)

Sminthurus Latreille, 1802

Sminthurides aquaticus (Bourlet), 1843 Smynthurus - a, sa
Sminthurides bificus (Mills), 1934 - a, sa
Sminthurides lepus Mills, 1934 - bog
Sminthurides malmgreni (Tullberg), 1876 Sminthurus - sa
Sminthurides occultus Mills, 1934 - sa, bog
Sminthurides penicillifer (Schäffer) - bog (synnomyzed?)

Sminthurinus Börner, 1901

Sminthurines aureus (Lubbock), 1862 - bog
Sminthurines bimaculatus Axelson, 1902 - bog

Sminthurus Latreille, 1802

Sminthurus fitchi Folsom, 1896
Sminthurus medialis Mills, 1934 - bog

a = aquatic; sa = semi-aquatic; bog = associated with bogs and sphagnum moss habitats

References

Bellinger, P.F., Christiansen, K.A. & Janssens, F. 1996-2003.  Checklist of the Collembola of the World. http://www.collembola.org
Snider RJ. 1967. An annotated list of the Collembola (Springtails) of Michigan. The Michigan Entomologist 1(6):179-234.

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