Subfamily

Onychiurinae

Accepted Stable

Börner C, 1901:698

2 species pages

About this group

Onychiurinae have no furca. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked
Onychiurinae have no eyes. Small pore-like organs called pseudocelli sit in rows on the body instead. Peer-reviewed 1 Unchecked

What is true of the whole group

Feature In this group Status
Jumping organ

Absent. No forked organ sits under the abdomen, and the animal does not spring.

Known
Eyes

No eyes. The head has no dark eyespots.

Known

Inside this group

Species pages

Names and records

Rank
Subfamily
Placed here by
Bellinger and others
Author and year
The Checklist of the Collembola of the World lists Onychiurinae Börner C, 1901:698. Checked Oct 22, 2026.

External records

Sources

  1. 1

    The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Part I: Poduromorpha

    Fjellberg A. 1998. Brill

    Verified against a registry · Specialist monograph

    Cited at Onychiuridae.