Tomolonus
| Tomolonus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Tomoceridae |
| Genus: | Tomolonus H.B.Mills, 1949 |
| Species: | T. reductus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tomolonus reductus H.B.Mills, 1949 | |
Tomolonus is a monotypic genus of springtail in the family Tomoceridae, containing only the species Tomolonus reductus.[1][2] It is similar to the other members of Tomoceridae, but is distinguished by having only 3 ocelli on its eyepatch.[3] The genus was first described by the American entomologist Harlow B. Mills in 1949.[4]
References
- ↑ Bellinger, P.F.; Christiansen, K.A.; Janssens, F. "Checklist of the Collembola of the World". Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ↑ "Tomolonus". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ↑ Christiansen, K.A.; Bellinger, P.F. (1998). Collembola of North America north of the Rio Grande. Grinnell College. p. 1153.
- ↑ Mills, Harlow B. (1948-09-01). "New North American Tomocerinae". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 41 (3): 353–359. doi:10.1093/aesa/41.3.353. ISSN 0013-8746.