Checklist and distribution of Collembola from Greater Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Springtails (Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Collembola) are small arthropods commonly found in soil, litter and other habitats all around the Globe. More than 9,000 species have been described worldwide, but knowledge about their diversity and distribution remains far from complete. Reports of springtail diversity in the Antilles are uneven, some islands are relatively well known, whereas others have not been explored at all. The fauna of Puerto Rico is reasonably well known, but many recent reports are scattered in published literature and unpublished theses.

New information

Here, we present a summary of all springtail species identified from the Bank of Puerto Rico, including unpublished records. As a result, we list 146 species including 43 unnamed, included in 65 gener

SUBMITTER: Ospina-Sanchez CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7365838 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature