Genus

Lepidocyrtus

Accepted Stable

C.Bourlet, 1839

4 species pages

About this group

Lepidocyrtus are scaled. The name means scaly hump, and the scales give many species a shimmer. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked

Lepidocyrtus have 8+8 eyes. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked

Lepidocyrtus have a long furca. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked

What is true of the whole group

Feature	In this group	Status
Scales	Scales present. The body is covered in flat scales that give a shimmer or a tiled look.	Known
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
Jumping organ	Long. A long furca reaches forward under the body, and the animal springs when disturbed.	Known

Inside this group

Lepidocyrtus cinereus Species
Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Species

Species pages

Lepidocyrtus fimicolus Paronellidae Short page Known on this site only as the hobby culture Lepidocyrtus fimicolus. No source read for this site describes the animal.
Lepidocyrtus sp. 'Micro Gold' Micro Gold Springtail Paronellidae · Easy Partial page A small golden Lepidocyrtus that one seller has proven in potted plants, where it roams onto dry soil between waterings.
Lepidocyrtus sp. 'Pearlescent' Paronellidae · Easy Partial page A scaled Lepidocyrtus with a pearly sheen. It has no species name and the seller has not sold it under another name.
Lepidocyrtus violaceus Blacklight Springtail Paronellidae · Moderate Partial page A violet scaled springtail sold as the Blacklight Springtail, first labelled Lepidocyrtus sp.

Names and records

Rank: Genus
Placed here by: Bellinger and others
Author and year: GBIF lists Lepidocyrtus C.Bourlet, 1839. Checked Oct 22, 2026.

External records

Sources

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.