Genus
Entomobrya
Accepted Stable
Rondani, 1861
4 species pages
About this group
What is true of the whole group
| Feature | In this group | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eyes | Eyes present. Dark eye patches sit on both sides of the head. | Known |
| Eye count | Eight. Eight dots in each eye patch, the most a springtail can have. | Known |
| Antenna segments | Four plain segments. The antenna has four clear segments and none is divided into rings. | Known |
| Scales | No scales. The body has no scales, only skin and bristles. | Known |
| Jumping organ | Long. A long furca reaches forward under the body, and the animal springs when disturbed. | Known |
Inside this group
- Entomobrya confusa Species
- Entomobrya griseoolivata Species
- Entomobrya quadrilineata Species
Species pages
- Entomobrya assuta Varicolored Springtail A North American springtail with a highly variable colour pattern. The Varicolored Springtail of the hobby is a patternless culture that a collembologist linked to it.
- Entomobrya atrocincta Dimorphic Springtail A springtail whose males and females look so different that they were once drawn as separate forms. Males are orange with one dark band and females are pale with several.
- Entomobrya multifasciata Little Tiger Springtail A yellow springtail with five dark crossbands on the back, sold in the hobby as the Tiger or Little Tiger Springtail.
- Entomobrya unostrigata Cotton Springtail A pale springtail with one thin dark stripe along the back, an introduced species now widespread in North America and sold as the Cotton Springtail.
Names and records
- Rank
- Genus
- Placed here by
- Bellinger and others
- Author and year
- GBIF lists Entomobrya Rondani, 1861. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
External records
Sources
- 1
Katz AD, Giordano R, Soto-Adames F. 2015. ZooKeys 525: 1-75
Verified against a registry · Peer-reviewed paper
Cited at Results, genus diagnosis.