Sminthurididae (Börner, 1906), not to be confounded with:
Sminthuridae (Lubbock, 1862), is a family of globular springtails in the order
Symphypleona
The order Symphypleona, also known as the globular springtails, is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. When the springtails were still believed to be an order of insects, the Symphypleona w ...
. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Sminthurididae.
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Genera
These five genera belong to the family Sminthurididae:
* '' Boernerides'' Bretfeld, 1999
* '' Denisiella'' Folsom & Mills, 1938
* '' Sminthurides'' Boener, 1900
* '' Sphaeridia'' Linnaniemi, 1912
* '' Stenacidia'' Börner, 1906
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Symphypleona
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