Family

Isotomidae

Accepted Stable

Schäffer, 1896

4 species pages

About this group

Isotomidae have a slim, cylindrical body with segments of similar width, and the antennae and legs are short or medium. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked
Isotomidae have no body scales. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked

What is true of the whole group

Feature In this group Status
Body form

Slim tube. The body is a smooth tube with segments you can see, and shorter antennae and legs.

Known
Scales

No scales. The body has no scales, only skin and bristles.

Known

Inside this group

Names and records

Rank
Family
Placed here by
Bellinger and others
Author and year
The Checklist of the Collembola of the World lists Isotomidae Schäffer, 1896. Checked Oct 22, 2026.

External records

Sources

  1. 1

    Biology of the Springtails (Insecta: Collembola)

    Hopkin SP. 1997. Oxford University Press

    Verified against a registry · Specialist monograph

    Cited at chapter on external morphology.