Symphypleona16 species

Family Bourletiellidae

Bourletiellidae is a family in the order Symphypleona. Browse 16 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Bourletiellidae (16)

Garden Springtail

Bourletiella hortensis

May damage young crops if present in large quantities. One of the few collembolans considered agri-/horticultural pests • considered invasive in the US

Bourletiella viridescens

The recent rediscovery of B. viridescens in Scotland requires reconsidering previous identifications of all the distinctly greenish not shiny specimens identified as female Pseudobourletiella spinata . The problem is that this species is not yet rec

Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus

Identification: small, dark brown with white stripes

Pseudobourletiella spinata

Identification: variable in color, sexually dimorphic: ♀♀ green to brown, ♂♂ generally darker up to black and have 2 strongly forward curved dorsal spines.