The Odontellid Springtails (Collembola: Odontellidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Penelope Greenslade

CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

The members are terrestrial.

Family: ODONTELLIDAE

  1. Genus: ODONTELLA
    1. O. empodialis Stach
      Odontella empodialis Stach 1934
      Recorded by Paclt (1959).

    2. O. sylvatica Weiner and Najt
      Odontella (Odontella) sylvatica Weiner and Najt 1991
      Saasveld, nr George, subtropical indigenous forest, pitfalls, 17.xii.86-17.i.87, V. Nicolai
      Holotype female, paratypes 7 (ISEA), 4 paratypes, MNHN


This is part of A Catalogue of South African Insects