Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura...

three orders of wingless arthropods that were once considered insects: Collembola (springtails), Protura (coneheads) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails)...

nematodes. Mesofauna are extremely diverse; considering just the springtails (Collembola), as of 1998, approximately 6,500 species had been identified. Microfauna...

apterous, meaning that they lack wings. The class contains three orders: Collembola (springtails, 9000 species), Diplura ("two-tail", 1000 species) and Protura...

Malacostraca Allotriocarida Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Remipedia Hexapoda Collembola Protura Diplura Insecta Incertae sedis Aaveqaspis † Cambropachycope †...

fourth abdominal segment. The organ most often is present in species of Collembola that lives in the upper soil layers where it is used for jumping to avoid...

different numbers of classes and phyla. For example, Protura, Diplura, and Collembola are often considered to be the three orders in the class Entognatha. This...

superclass, and identified four groups within it: insects (Ectognatha), Collembola, Protura, and Diplura, the latter three being grouped together as the...

Entomobryomorpha are one of the three main groups (order) of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as...

tadpole, clam shrimps, water fleas) Remipedia Hexapoda Protura (coneheads) Collembola (springtails) Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) Insecta (insects)...