Neelidae

Neelidae is a family of springtails in the order Neelipleona. There are at least 4 genera and more than 30 described species in Neelidae.[1][2][3]

Neelus murinus

Neelidae
Megalothorax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Neelipleona
Family: Neelidae

Genera

These four genera belong to the family Neelidae:

  • Megalothorax Willem, 1900
  • Neelides Caroli, 1912
  • Neelus Folsom, 1896
  • Zelandothorax Delamare Debouteville & Massoud, 1963

Description

Members of the family Neelidae are generally minute, averaging around 500 µm. They possess globular bodies superficially like that of the Symphypleona, with relatively long legs and a well-developed furca compared to other soil-dwelling springtails.[4]

Phylogeny

Neelidae was initially considered to have a close affinity with Symphypleona, based on morphological characteristics shared between the two groups such as a globular shape, neosminthuroid setae and others. However, molecular data places them as a basal group to all other Collembola.[5]

References
  1. "Neelidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. "Neelidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. Schneider, C.; Zon, S. D.; D'Haese, C. A. (September 2018). "Megalothorax laevis (Neelipleona, Neelidae): Account of a neglected springtail widely distributed in the intertropical zone". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 38 (3): 168–191. doi:10.1017/S1742758418000024. S2CID 90165716.
  4. Ma, Yao; Huang, Cheng-Wang; Luan, Yun-Xia; Chen, Wan-Jun (3 August 2021). "The mitochondrial genome of a minute springtail species Megalothorax incertus (Collembola: Neelipleona: Neelidae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 6 (8): 2430–2432. doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1955637. PMC 8291067. PMID 34350357.

Further reading
  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology. 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449. S2CID 85984909.
  • Media related to Neelidae at Wikimedia Commons


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