The Natural World in Close Up

Collembola of Britain and Ireland
These maps record the presence of Collembola in the 10 km by 10 km Ordnance Survey Grid squares of Britain and Ireland (=hectads). For the maps of individual species, all published records are included as Green dots. Red dots indicate that presence has been confirmed by examination of microscope slides in the Natural History Museum, London (NHML), specimens in my reference collection, or material sent to me by recorders. Note that Orkney and Shetland have been relocated from their true geographic positions. The maps were produced with the DMAP computer program developed by Alan Morton [http://www.dmap.co.uk].
     Dots will be added to the existing maps as new localities are discovered. The date on which records were most recently added is shown in the title adjacent to the species name on each map. Each species has been allocated a code number that will never change, and a five letter abbreviation usually made up of the first two letters of the genus in capitals and first three letters of the species name in lower case. For example, the code and abbreviation for
Brachystomella parvula is 001/BRpar). The five letter abbreviation is subject to alteration when species are moved between genera but the fixed number code will ensure that species can be tracked over time, irrespective of name changes.
     The checklist below includes changes arising from recent taxonomic decisions, new synonyms, and the discovery of several misidentifications in the NHML Collembola collections. Several 'species' are undoubtedly complexes of two or more species. However, I have decided to adopt a conservative approach until fresh UK/Eire material can be examined to resolve some of the more contentious species boundaries. Synonyms (*) are listed below each species name.
     In most cases, genus and species names have been updated to conform with those used in the publications listed below. The arrangement of Families and Subfamilies follows the scheme of Deharveng (2004).

Babenko et al. (1994). Collembola of Russia and Adjacent Countries: Family Hypogastruridae, Nauka, Moscow.
Bretfeld, G. (1999). Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola: Symphypleona. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz, 71, (1), 1-318.
Deharveng, L. (2004). Recent advances in Collembola systematics. Pedobiologia, 48, 415-433.
Fjellberg (1998). The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark Part 1: Poduromorpha, Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, Vol. 35, Brill, Leiden.
Jordana, R., Arbea, J.I., Simon, C. & Lucianez, M.J. (1997). Collembola, Poduromorpha. In Fauna Ibérica, Volume 8 (ed. M.A. Ramos). Museo Nacional de Ciencas Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, 807pp.
Pomorski, J. (1998). Onychiurinae of Poland (Collembola: Onychiuridae). Polish Taxonomical Society, Wrocklaw, 201pp.
Potapov, M. (2001).
Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola: Isotomidae. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz, 73, (2), 1-603.
Thibaud, J.M., Schulz, H.J. & da Gama Assalino, M.M. (2004). Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola: Hypogastruridae. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz, 75, (2), 1-287.
Zimdars, B. & Dunger, W. (1994). Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola: Tullbergiinae. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz, 68, (4), 1-71.

*** Coverage and Species Richness Maps ***

Click here for a map of the hectads from which at least one species of Collembola has been recorded (Coverage Map)
Click here for a map showing the number of species recorded from each hectad (Species Richness Map)

*** Status ***

VERY COMMON = present in more than 50 hectads
COMMON = present in 26 to 50 hectads
MODERATELY COMMON = present in 11 to 25 hectads
SCARCE = present in 6 to 10 hectads
RARE = present in 5 or fewer hectads
[P] = Photograph(s) included of whole animal and/or diagnostic features

There are 89
VERY COMMON or COMMON species; these are shown in BOLD UPPER CASE text.
There are 160
MODERATELY COMMON, SCARCE or RARE species; these are shown in bold lower case text.
There are 140 species shown in
unemphasised lower case text for which there are no definite records supported by specimens and which are unlikely to be present in UK/Eire. Maps are included of literature records for some of these species.

*** Click on the species name below to access the map ***


Class Collembola

Order Poduromorpha

Superfamily Hypogastruroidea

Family Hypogastruridae

Genus Ceratophysella Börner 1932
(002/CEarm) Ceratophysella armata (Nicolet, 1842) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(003/CEben) CERATOPHYSELLA BENGTSSONI (Ågren, 1904) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *angularis (Bagnall, 1949)
          *collingei (Bagnall, 1949)
(004/CEden)
CERATOPHYSELLA DENTICULATA (Bagnall, 1941) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
         *distinguenda (Bagnall, 1941)
(005/CEeng) Ceratophysella engadinensis (Gisin, 1949) [RARE] [P]
(006/CEgib) Ceratophysella gibbosa (Bagnall, 1940) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
(007/CEgra)
Ceratophysella granulata Stach, 1949 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(008/CElon)
Ceratophysella longispina (Tullberg, 1876) [not (Willem, 1902)] [ARCTIC SPECIES (UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE
          OTHER SPECIES OF
Ceratophysella)]
(009/CEruf)
Ceratophysella rufescens (Nicolet, 1842) [SINGLE UK RECORD WAS PROBABLY Ceratophysella bengtssoni]
(010/CEsco) CERATOPHYSELLA SCOTICA (Carpenter & Evans, 1899) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD IN BOGS AND WET
          HABITATS]
[P]
          *gotoi (Murphy, 1960)
(011/CEsig) Ceratophysella sigillata (Uzel, 1891) [UK SPECIMENS ARE Ceratophysella bengtssoni]
(012/CEsuc)
Ceratophysella succinea (Gisin, 1949) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Choreutinula Paclt 1944
(012.5/CHine)
Choreutinula inermis (Tullberg, 1871) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Hypogastrura Bourlet 1839
(013/HYass) Hypogastrura assimilis Krausbauer, 1898 [RARE] [P]
(014/HYbur) Hypogastrura burkilli (Bagnall, 1940) [RARE] [P]
(014.5/HYdis) Hypogastrura distincta (Axelson, 1902) [RARE] [P]
(015/HYele)
Hypogastrura elegans (Parfitt, 1891) [SINGLE UK RECORD IS A Ceratophysella (SPECIES UNKNOWN)]
(016/HYlap)
Hypogastrura lapponica (Axelson, 1902) [BOREAL SPECIES, UNLIKELY TO BE PRESENT]
          *frigida (Axelson, 1905)
          *
torneensis (Wahlgren, 1906)
(017/HYlit) Hypogastrura litoralis (Axelson, 1907) [SCARCE] [P]
          *browni (Bagnall, 1940)
(018/HYman) HYPOGASTRURA MANUBRIALIS (Tullberg, 1869) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *mucronalis (Bagnall, 1941)
          *
neglecta (Börner, 1901) [VARIETY OF Hypogastrura manubrialis WITH NO ANAL SPINES]
          *
schoetti (Reuter, 1895)
(019/HYpac) Hypogastrura packardi (Folsom, 1902) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(020/HYpur) HYPOGASTRURA PURPURESCENS (Lubbock, 1867) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *propinqua (Carpenter & Evans, 1904)
          *
pseudo-purpurascens Womersley, 1928
(022/HYsah) Hypogastrura sahlbergi (Reuter, 1895) [SCARCE] [P]
          *schaefferi (Carl, 1901)
          *
schneideri (Schäffer, 1896)
          *
strenua (Brown, 1923)
(023/HYser) Hypogastrura serrata (Ågren, 1904) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *ripperi Gisin, 1952
(024/HYsoc) Hypogastrura socialis (Uzel, 1891) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *mitis (Ågren, 1904)
(025/HYtul) Hypogastrura tullbergi (Schäffer, 1900) [ARCTIC SPECIES (UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE OTHER SPECIES
          OF
Hypogastrura)]
          *dubia (Tullberg, 1876) [dubia of Templeton, 1835 was a juvenile Podura aquatica]
(026/HYver) Hypogastrura vernalis (Carl, 1901) [RARE] [P]
          *nivalis (Ågren, 1903)
          *
reuteri (Ågren, 1903)
(027/HYvia) HYPOGASTRURA VIATICA (Tullberg, 1872) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *pseudoviatica (Bagnall, 1941)
          *
subviatica (Bagnall, 1941)

Genus Mesogastrura Bonet 1930
(028/MElib) Mesogastrura libyca (Caroli, 1914) [RARE] [P]

Genus Schaefferia Absolon 1900
(030/SCemu) SCHAEFFERIA EMUCRONATA Absolon, 1900 'group' [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD, OFTEN IN
          CAVES]
[P]
(030.5/SClin)
Schaefferia lindbergi da Gama, 1962 [MAPPED UNDER Schaefferia emucronata 'group']
(032/SCpou)
Schaefferia pouadensis Delamare Deboutteville, 1945 [MAPPED UNDER Schaefferia emucronata 'group']
(032.2/SCsex)
Schaefferia sexoculata (Gisin, 1947) [MAPPED UNDER Schaefferia emucronata 'group']
(032.5/SCwil)
Schaefferia willemi (Bonet, 1930) [MAPPED UNDER Schaefferia emucronata 'group']
          *cavernicola (Womersley, 1930)
          *
longispina (Willem, 1902) [not (Tullberg, 1876)]
          *
octoculata (Womersley, 1930)

Genus Schoettella Schäffer 1896
(033/SHunu) Schoettella ununguiculata (Tullberg, 1869) [RARE] [P]
          *tullbergi (Lubbock, 1873)

Genus Willemia Börner 1901
(034/WLano) WILLEMIA ANOPHTHALMA Börner, 1901 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(036/WLbud) Willemia buddenbrocki Hüther, 1959 [RARE] [P]
(037/WLden) Willemia denisi Mills, 1932 [SCARCE] [P]
          *aspinata Stach, 1949
(038/WLint) Willemia intermedia Mills, 1934 [RARE] [P]
(038.5/WLmul)
Willemia multilobata Gers & Deharveng, 1985 [RARE]
(039/WLsca) Willemia scandinavica  Stach, 1949 [RARE] [P]

Genus Xenylla Tullberg 1869
(040/XLaca) Xenylla acauda Gisin, 1947 [SCARCE, SW BIAS TO DISTRIBUTION] [P]
(041/XLboe) Xenylla boerneri Axelson, 1905 [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(042/XLbre)
Xenylla brevicauda Tullberg, 1869 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(043/XLcor) Xenylla corticalis Börner, 1901 [RARE] [P]
(044/XLgri) XENYLLA GRISEA Axelson, 1900 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(045/XLhum) XENYLLA HUMICOLA (O. Fabricius, 1780) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD, MAINLY LITTORAL] [P]
(046/XLlon)
Xenylla longispina Uzel, 1891 [DOUBTFUL SPECIES]
(047/XLmar) Xenylla maritima Tullberg, 1869 [MODERATELY COMMON, MAINLY LITTORAL] [P]
(048/XLmuc)
Xenylla mucronata Axelson, 1903 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(049/XLtul) Xenylla tullbergi Börner 1903 [RARE] [P]
(050/XLwel) Xenylla welchi Folsom, 1916 [SCARCE, INTRODUCED WITH MUSHROOMS?] [P]
          *subwelchi Denis, 1924
(051/XLxav) Xenylla xavieri Gama, 1959 [SCARCE] [P]

Superfamily Neanuroidea

Family Brachystomellidae

Genus Brachystomella Ågren 1903
(001/BRpar) BRACHYSTOMELLA PARVULA (Schäffer, 1896) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *crassicornis (Schött, 1902)
          *maritima Ågren, 1903
          *media (Axelson, 1900)
          *wahlgreni (Denis, 1924)

Family Neanuridae

Subfamily Frieseinae

Genus Friesea Dalle Torre 1895
(052/FRacu) Friesea acuminata (Denis, 1925) [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *thalassophila (Bagnall, 1939)
(053/FRafu) Friesea afurcata (Denis, 1926) [SINGLE EIRE RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]
(054/FRcla) FRIESEA CLAVISETA Axelson, 1900 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(055/FRemu)
Friesea emucronata (Stach, 1922) [FEW RECORDS, PROBABLY ALL Friesea truncata]
(056/FRmir) FRIESEA MIRABILIS (Tullberg, 1871) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *poseidonis Bagnall, 1939
(057/FRtru) Friesea truncata Cassagnau, 1958 [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Subfamily Neanurinae

Genus Lathriopyga Caroli 1910
(058/LAlon) Lathriopyga longiseta (Caroli, 1912) [SCARCE, SOUTHWEST ENGLAND ONLY] [P]
          *hystrix (Bagnall, 1940)

Genus Monobella Cassagnau 1979
(059/MOgra)
Monobella grassei (Denis, 1923) [MODERATELY COMMON IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND] [P]

Genus Neanura MacGillivray 1893
(060/NNmus)
NEANURA MUSCORUM (Templeton, 1835) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *tuberculata (Nicolet. 1842)

Genus Paranura Axelson 1902
(061/PUsex) Paranura sexpunctata Axelson, 1902 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Yuukianura Yosii 1955
(062/YUaph)
Yuukianura aphoruroides (Yosii, 1953) [RARE, INTRODUCED, PROBABLY EXTINCT IN UK/EIRE]

Subfamily Pseudachorutinae

Genus Anurida Laboulbene 1865
(064/ANden) Anurida denisi (Bagnall, 1939) [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *hibernica (Bagnall, 1941)
          *trioculata
Denis, 1922 [not (Kinoshita, 1916)]
(065/ANell) Anurida ellipsoides Stach, 1949 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(066/ANgra) ANURIDA GRANARIA (Nicolet, 1847) [VERY COMMON. WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *bagnalli Stach, 1949
          *comellinii
Gisin, 1949
(068/ANmar) ANURIDA MARITIMA (Guérin, 1839) [VERY COMMON, LITTORAL] [P]
          *bisetosa Bagnall, 1949 [possibly a good species]
          *
megalops Bagnall, 1949
(070/ANtha) Anurida thalassophila (Bagnall, 1939) [MODERATELY COMMON, LITTORAL] [P]
          *remyi Denis, 1947
(071/ANtul) Anurida tullbergi Schött, 1891 [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *crassicornis (Reuter & Reuter, 1880)

Genus Anuridella Willem 1906
(072/ADcal) Anuridella calcarata Denis, 1925 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(073/ADimm) Anuridella immsiana Bagnall, 1939 [RARE, LITTORAL] [P]
(074/ADmar) Anuridella marina Willem, 1906 [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *hintoni Bagnall, 1949
(075/ADsub) Anuridella submarina Bagnall, 1934 [RARE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *germanica Gisin, 1951

Genus Micranurida Börner 1901
(076/MIfor) Micranurida forsslundi Gisin, 1949 [RARE] [P]
          *conjuncta Murphy, 1960
(077/MIgra) Micranurida granulata (Agrell, 1943) [RARE]
(078/MIpyg) MICRANURIDA PYGMAEA Börner, 1901 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(079/MIsen) Micranurida sensillata (Gisin, 1953) [RARE] [P]

Genus Pseudachorutella Stach 1949
(080/PLasi) Pseudachorutella asigillata (Börner, 1901) [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *silvaticus (Agren, 1903)
(081/PLcla) Pseudachorutella clavata (Börner, 1901) [DOUBTFUL SPECIES]

Genus Pseudachorutes Tullberg 1871
(082/PCboe) Pseudachorutes boerneri Schött, 1902 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *forsslundi Agrell, 1943
(083/PCcor) Pseudachorutes corticicolus (Schäffer, 1896) [RARE]
(084/PCdub)
Pseudachorutes dubius Krausbauer, 1898 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *lapponicus Ågren, 1904
(085/PCpar) Pseudachorutes parvulus Börner, 1901 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(086/PCsub) Pseudachorutes subcrassus Tullberg, 1871 'group' [MODERATELY COMMON (SPECIES COMPLEX?)] [P]
          *tuberculatus Schött, 1902

Family Odontellidae

Genus Odontella Schäffer 1897
(087/ODemp) Odontella empodialis Stach, 1934 [SINGLE WELSH RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]
(088/ODlam) Odontella lamellifera (Axelson, 1930) 'group' [RARE (SPECIES COMPLEX?)] [P]
          *suecica Ågren, 1903

Genus Xenyllodes Axelson 1903
(089/XOarm) Xenyllodes armatus Axelson, 1903 [SCARCE] [P]

Superfamily Onychiuroidea

Family Onychiuridae

[NOTE: Although splitting the Onychiuridae into several genera can be criticised, it does have the advantage of separating out the definite species groups within the old definitions of Protaphorura (post-antennal organ (PAO) with simple vesicles) and Onychiurus (PAO with complex vesicles). Generic boundaries are by no means settled and further changes are likely in the future. The genera used in this list are those of Pomorski (1988) in his Synopsis on the Onychiurinae of Poland. The list below represents my first attempt to clarify a messy situation by not confirming the presence of a species on the checklist ('NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS'] unless it can be supported by a specimen in good condition. It is my opinion that several of these are not good species (especially Protaphorura sp. described by Gisin). The checklist is by no means 'cast in stone' and undoubtedly contains errors. I am certain that some of the species described by Gisin had already been seen (and in some cases described) by Bagnall. However, the descriptions of both authors lack the detail expected of modern accounts and most of their type specimens are in very poor condition. A thorough revision is needed of all Bagnall's and Gisin's 'species'. I am grateful to Arne Fjellberg and Jacek Pomorski for their valuable comments on this list, although they do not agree entirely with my conclusions for which I am fully responsible.]

Genus Allonychiurus Yoshii 1995
(101/AOedi) Allonychiurus edinensis (Bagnall, 1935) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *spinularius (Gisin, 1952)
(113/AOspi) Allonychiurus spinosus (Bagnall, 1949) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Bionychiurus Pomorski 1996
(109.5/BInor) Bionychiurus normalis (Gisin, 1949) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS, MAY TURN UP IN
          GLASSHOUSES]

Genus Deharvengiurus Weiner 1996
(097/DHarg) Deharvengiurus argus (Denis, 1925) [RARE, TRESCO ONLY]

Genus Detriturus Pomorski 1988
(106/DTjub) Detriturus jubilarius (Gisin, 1957) [RARE] [P]

Genus Deuteraphorura Absolon 1901
(098/DUine) DEUTERAPHORURA INERMIS (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *cebennaria (Gisin, 1956)
          *
dunaria (Gisin, 1956)
          *
fimetaria (Linnaeus, 1767) [not 1758] [INVALID NAME]
          *
imperfectus (Denis, 1938)
          *
pygmaea (Bagnall, 1937)
          *
wrighti (Carpenter, 1895)
(109/DUner) Deuteraphorura nervosa (Stach, 1954) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(111/DUsco) Deuteraphorura scotaria (Gisin, 1954) [SCARCE] [P]
(116/DUvar)
Deuteraphorura variabilis (Stach, 1954) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Kalaphorura Absolon 1901
(092/KUbea)
Kalaphorura bearei (Bagnall, 1937) [ALL SPECIMENS ARE JUVENILES OF A SPECIES OF Onychiurus]
(093/KAbur) KALAPHORURA BURMEISTERI (Lubbock, 1873) [COMMON, MAINLY IN SOUTH] [P]
          *tuberculata (Moniez, 1891)

Genus Megaphorura Fjellberg 1998
(118/MAarc) Megaphorura arctica (Tullberg, 1876) [RARE, SKOMER ISLAND ONLY] [P]

Genus Micraphorura Bagnall 1949
(090/MCabs) Micraphorura absoloni (Börner, 1901) [MODERATELY COMMON (NOT IRELAND)] [P]
          *affinis (Ågren, 1903)
          *handschini (Bagnall, 1949)

Genus Micronychiurus Bagnall 1949
(108/MYmin) Micronychiurus minutus (Denis, 1932) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Oligaphorura Bagnall 1949
(091/OLsch) OLIGAPHORURA SCHOETTI (Lie Pettersen, 1897) [COMMON IN CAVES] [P]

Genus Onychiurus Gervais 1841
(095/ONamb)
ONYCHIURUS AMBULANS (Linnaeus, 1758) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *circulans Gisin, 1952
          *
laminatipes Bagnall, 1937
(096/ONara) Onychiurus arans Gisin, 1952 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
[
Onychiurus circulans see Onychiurus ambulans]
(099/ONdis)
Onychiurus dissimulans Gisin, 1952 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(102/ONfid)
Onychiurus fimetarioides Denis, 1938 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *pseudofimetarius Handschin 1920 [not Folsom, 1917]
[Onychiurus fimetarius see Deuteraphorura inermis]
(110/ONrec)
Onychiurus rectospinatus Stach, 1922 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(115/ONsub)
Onychiurus subambulans Denis, 1935 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Orthonychiurus Stach 1954
(104/OTfol) Orthonychiurus folsomi (Schäffer, 1900) [RARE, GLASSHOUSES ONLY] [P]
          *gotoi (Chowdhury, 1958)
          *
musae (Selga, 1962)
          *
sinensis (Stach, 1954)
(114/OTsta) Orthonychiurus stachianus (Bagnall, 1939) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *pseudostachianus (Gisin, 1956)
          *
stachi (Denis, 1938) [not Bagnall, 1935]

Genus Protaphorura Absolon 1901

[NOTE: Numerous species within the Protaphorura armata 'group' have been described (simple vesicles in PAO, furca present as vestigial flap). All the 'species' recorded in the literature are listed below. Synonyms are based on the checklist of Kloet & Hincks (1964), Fjellberg (1998) and Pomorski (1998), and some of my own observations. However, after examining more than 1000 specimens of Protaphorura in the NHML slide collection (including all of Bagnall's surviving material), I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to reliably allocate more than three names to these UK/Eire specimens on the basis of characters used by Gisin and others. The pseudocelli formula, presence or absence of seta s' on abd5, and the degree of convergence of lines drawn through the two pairs of setae anterior to the anal spines are too variable. That is not to say that there are not more than three good species of Protaphorura in UK/Eire but that the morphological characters that are currently used to separate them are not 100% reliable. Bring on the molecules!]

(117/PRalb)
Protaphorura alborufescens (Vogler, 1895) [UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE Protaphorura aurantiaca]
(119/PRarm) PROTAPHORURA ARMATA (Tullberg, 1869) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *humata (Gisin, 1952)
          *
nemorata (Gisin, 1952)
          *
subaequalis (Bagnall, 1937)
          *
waterstoni (Bagnall, 1937)
(120/PRaur) PROTAPHORURA AURANTIACA (Ridley, 1880) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *daviesi (Bagnall, 1935)
          *
flavescens (Bagnall, 1935)
          *
flavidula (Bagnall, 1939)
          *
lata (Gisin, 1956)
          *
magnicornis (Bagnall, 1937)
          *
prolata (Gisin, 1956)
          *
sublata (Gisin, 1957)
          *
uliginata (Gisin, 1952)
(121/PRbag) Protaphorura bagnalli (Salmon, 1959) [HOLOTYPE IS JUVENILE, PROBABLE JUVENILE SYNONYM OF
     
Protaphorura armata]
(122/PRbic)
Protaphorura bicampata (Gisin, 1956) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(123/PRcal)
Protaphorura caledonica (Bagnall, 1935) [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Protaphorura armata]
(124/PRcam)
Protaphorura campata (Gisin, 1952) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *procampata (Gisin, 1956)
(128/PRfim) Protaphorura fimata (Gisin, 1952) [UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE Protaphorura aurantiaca]
(132/PRmac) Protaphorura macfadyeni (Gisin, 1953) [RARE, LITTORAL] [P]
(137/PRmer)
Protaphorura meridiata (Gisin, 1952) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *pulvinata (Gisin, 1954)
(139/PRoct) Protaphorura octopunctata (Tullberg, 1876) [UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE Protaphorura armata OR Protaphorura
          aurantiaca
]
(140/PRpan)
Protaphorura pannonica (Haybach 1960) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          trinotata (Gisin 1961)
         
pseudocellata (Naglitsch, 1962)
(151/PRpse) Protaphorura pseudovanderdrifti (Gisin, 1957) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *s-vontoernei (Gisin, 1957)
(145/PRqua) Protaphorura quadriocellata (Gisin 1947) [UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE Protaphorura aurantiaca]
(146/PRsta)
Protaphorura stachi (Bagnall, 1935) [not (Denis, 1938)] [HOLOTYPE IS JUVENILE; PROBABLE JUNIOR
          SYNONYM OF
Protaphorura armata]
(150/PRsub)
Protaphorura subuliginata (Gisin, 1956) [UK/EIRE SPECIMENS ARE Protaphorura armata OR Protaphorura
          aurantiaca
]
          *subarmata (Gisin, 1957)
(153/PRtri)
Protaphorura tricampata (Gisin, 1956) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(155/PRtul)
Protaphorura tullbergi [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Protaphorura armata]

Genus Supraphorura Stach 1954
(130/SRfur)
SUPRAPHORURA FURCIFERA (Börner, 1901) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *celtica (Bagnall, 1937)
          *
furcifer (Axelson, 1905)
          *?
scotica (Bagnall, 1935)

Genus Tantulonychiurus Pomorski 1996
(116.5/TAvol) Tantulonychiurus volinensis (Szeptycki, 1964) [NO UK/EIRE RECORDS, MAY TURN UP IN SAND DUNES]

Genus Thalassaphorura Bagnall 1949
(125/THdeb) THALASSAPHORURA DEBILIS (Moniez, 1890) [COMMON, LITTORAL] [P]
          *imminuta (Bagnall, 1937)
          *
thalassophila (Bagnall, 1937)
(126/THenc) Thalassaphorura encarpata (Denis, 1931) [RARE, GLASSHOUSES ONLY] [P]
          *hortensis (Gisin, 1949)
          *
parthenogenetica (Choudhuri, 1958)
(127/THeva) Thalassaphorura evansi [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Protaphorura debilis]
          *moniezi (Bagnall, 1935)
(131/THhal) Thalassaphorura halophila (Bagnall, 1937) [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *littoralis (Bagnall, 1937)

Family Tullbergiidae

Genus Mesaphorura Börner 1901
(158/MSatl) Mesaphorura atlantica (Rusek, 1979) [STATUS UNCLEAR, RARE?]
(158.2/MScri) Mesaphorura critica Ellis, 1976 [RARE]
(158.5/MShyl) Mesaphorura hylophila (Rusek, 1982) [RARE] [P]
(159/MSiow)
Mesaphorura iowensis (Mills, 1932) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(160/MSkra) Mesaphorura krausbaueri Börner, 1901 [MODERATELY COMMON?, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
          *thalassophila Bagnall, 1937
(161/MSmac) MESAPHORURA MACROCHAETA Rusek, 1976 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(161.2/MSpet) Mesaphorura petterdassi (Fjellberg, 1988) [RARE]
(161.5/MSpon) Mesaphorura pongei Rusek, 1982 [RARE]
(162/MSsyl) Mesaphorura sylvatica (Rusek, 1971) [RARE]
(163/MSten) Mesaphorura tenuisensillata Rusek, 1974 [RARE, HIGH MOUNTAINS ONLY] [P]
(164/MSyos) Mesaphorura yosiii (Rusek, 1967) [RARE, ACIDIC HABITATS] [P]

Genus Metaphorura Stach 1954
(165/MTaff) METAPHORURA AFFINIS (Börner, 1902) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *bipartita (Handschin, 1920)
          *boerneri Bagnall, 1936

Genus Neonaphorura Bagnall 1935
166/NPdub) Neonaphorura duboscqi (Denis, 1932) [RARE] [P]
          *anglicana Bagnall 1936

Genus Neotullbergia Bagnall 1935
(167/NTcra) Neotullbergia crassicuspis (Gisin, 1944) [RARE] [P]
(168/NTram) Neotullbergia ramicuspis (Gisin 1953) [RARE] [P]
(169/NTtri) Neotullbergia tricuspis (Börner, 1902) [RARE] [P]
          *laingi Bagnall, 1936

Genus Paratullbergia Womersley 1930
(170/PTcal) PARATULLBERGIA CALLIPYGOS (Börner, 1902) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *carpenteri Bagnall, 1935
          *
concolor Womersley 1930
          *womersleyi Bagnall, 1935
(173/PTmac) Paratullbergia macdougalli Bagnall, 1936 [SCARCE] [P]

Genus Stenaphorura Absolon 1900
(176/SUden) STENAPHORURA DENISI (Bagnall, 1935) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *parisi (Denis, 1943)
(175/SUjap) Stenaphorura japygiformis Absolon, 1900 [UNLIKELY TO BE PRESENT]
(177/SUlub) Stenaphorura lubbocki (Bagnall, 1935) [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(178/SUqua) STENAPHORURA QUADRISPINA (Börner, 1901) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *absoloni (Bagnall, 1936)
          *
axelsoni (Bagnall, 1935)

Incertae sedis (i.e. taxonomic position not clear)

Family Poduridae

Genus Podura Linnaeus 1758
(179/PDaqu) PODURA AQUATICA Linnaeus, 1758 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD ON SURFACES OF PONDS
          AND LAKES]
[P]


Order Entomobryomorpha

Superfamily Entomobryoidea

Family Cyphoderidae

Genus Cyphoderus Nicolet 1842
(180/CYalb) CYPHODERUS ALBINUS Nicolet, 1842 [COMMON IN ANT NESTS] [P]
(181/CYbid) Cyphoderus bidenticulatus Parona, 1888 [RARE] [P]

Family Entomobryidae

Subfamily Entomobryinae

Genus Entomobrya Rondani 1861
(182/ENalb) ENTOMOBRYA ALBOCINCTA (Templeton, 1835) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD [P]
          *cincta (Lubbock, 1862)
(183/ENarb) Entomobrya arborea (Tullberg, 1871) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(184/ENcor) Entomobrya corticalis (Nicolet, 1841) [RARE] [P]
(184.5/ENhan) Entomobrya handschini Stach, 1922 [RARE] [P]
(185/ENint)
Entomobrya intermedia Brook, 1884 [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Entomobrya nivalis]
(186/ENlan) Entomobrya lanuginosa (Nicolet, 1841) [MODERATELY COMMON, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD] [P]
(187/ENmar) Entomobrya marginata (Tullberg, 1871) [SCARCE] [P]
(188/ENmat)
Entomobrya maritima (Schött, 1893) [PROBABLY A LITTORAL FORM OF Entomobrya lanuginosa]
(189/ENmul) ENTOMOBRYA MULTIFASCIATA (Tullberg, 1871) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *arborea Parfitt, 1891
(190/ENmus) Entomobrya muscorum (Nicolet, 1841) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(191/ENnic) ENTOMOBRYA NICOLETI (Lubbock, 1867) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *muscorum (Tullberg, 1871) [not Nicolet, 1841]
(192/ENniv) ENTOMOBRYA NIVALIS (Linnaeus, 1758) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *annulata (Lubbock, 1862)
          *
macrocerata Bagnall, 1916
          *nigromaculata (Templeton, 1835)
          *
pulchella (Ridley, 1881)
(194/ENsch) Entomobrya schoetti Stach, 1922 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(195/ENsup)
Entomobrya superba (Reuter, 1876) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Entomobryoides Maynard 1951
(196/EMmyr) Entomobryoides myrmecophilus (Reuter, 1886) [RARE, CONFINED TO ANT NESTS?] [P]

Genus Mesentotoma Salmon 1942
(205/MMdol) Mesentotoma dollfusi (Denis, 1924) [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]
          *atrata (Womersley, 1929)
          *
nigrina (Womersley, 1928)

Genus Sinella Brook 1882
(221/SIcae)
Sinella caeca (Schött, 1896) [ALL RECORDS ARE PROBABLY Sinella tenebricosa]
          *hoefti Schäffer, 1896
(222/SIcur) Sinella curviseta Brook, 1882 [SCARCE, SYNANTHROPIC] [P]
(223/SIhum)
Sinella humicola Brown 1926 [SINGLE DOUBTFUL IRISH RECORD]
(224/SIpul)
Sinella pulcherrima Agrell, 1939 [SINGLE DOUBTFUL IRISH RECORD]
(221.5/SIten) Sinella tenebricosa Folsom, 1902 [RARE, SYNANTHROPIC] [P]

Genus Willowsia Shoebotham 1917
(225/WObus) Willowsia buski (Lubbock, 1869) [MODERATELY COMMON, SYNANTHROPIC] [P]
(227/WOpla) Willowsia platani (Nicolet, 1841) [MODERATELY COMMON IN DRY HABITATS, SOMETIMES IN
          BUILDINGS]
[P]
          *nigromaculata (Lubbock, 1873)

Subfamily Lepidocyrtinae

Genus Lepidocyrtus Bourlet 1839
(197/LEcur) LEPIDOCYRTUS CURVICOLLIS Bourlet, 1839 [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(198/LEcya)
LEPIDOCYRTUS CYANEUS Tullberg, 1871 [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *anglicanus Jackson, 1926
          *purpureus Lubbock, 1873
(199/LElan) LEPIDOCYRTUS LANUGINOSUS (Gmelin, 1788) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *aeneus (Nicolet, 1842)
          *argentatus Bourlet, 1842
          *gibbulus (Nicolet, 1842)
          *rivularis Bourlet, 1842
          *vespensis Womersley, 1930
(200/LElig) Lepidocyrtus lignorum (Fabricius, 1775) [MODERATELY COMMON, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD] [P]
(201/LEpal) Lepidocyrtus pallidus Reuter, 1890 [RARE, INTRODUCED, PROBABLY EXTINCT IN UK]
(202/LEpar)
Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Uzel, 1891 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(203/LErub) Lepidocyrtus ruber Schött, 1902 [MODERATELY COMMON, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD] [P]
(204/LEvio) Lepidocyrtus violaceus Lubbock, 1873 [MODERATELY COMMON, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD] [P]

Genus Pseudosinella Schäffer 1897
(206/PSalb) PSEUDOSINELLA ALBA (Packard, 1873) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(207/PSbon)
Pseudosinella boneti Bagnall, 1941 [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Pseudosinella immaculata]
(208/PSdec) Pseudosinella decipiens Denis, 1925 [MODERATELY COMMON, MAINLY IN CAVES?] [P]
          *propinqua Bagnall, 1941
(209/PSdob) Pseudosinella dobati Gisin, 1966 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(209.5/PSduo)
Pseudosinella duodecimocellata Handschin, 1928 [TWO BAGNALL SPECIMEN ARE UNIDENTIFIABLE]
(210/PSfal)
Pseudosinella fallax (Börner, 1903) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(211/PShal) Pseudosinella halophila Bagnall, 1939 [RARE, LITTORAL] [P]
(212/PSimm) PSEUDOSINELLA IMMACULATA (Lie Pettersen, 1896) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *cavernarum (Carpenter, 1897) [not (Moniez, 1893)]
          *handschini Bagnall, 1941
          *marteli (Carpenter, 1897)
(213PSmar) Pseudosinella maritima Bagnall, 1941 [PROBABLE JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Pseudosinella immaculata]
(213.5PSmon)
Pseudosinella monoculata Denis, 1938 [SINGLE BAGNALL SPECIMEN IS Pseudosinella alba (HAS 2+2 OCELLI)]
(214/PSoct) Pseudosinella octopunctata Börner, 1901 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(215/PSpet) Pseudosinella petterseni Börner, 1901 [RARE, LITTORAL ONLY?] [P]
(216/PSsex) Pseudosinella sexoculata Schött, 1902 [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
(217/PSsub)
Pseudosinella subvirei Bonet, 1931 [SINGLE IRISH RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]
(218/PStar)
Pseudosinella tarraconensis Bonet, 1929 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(219/PSvan)
Pseudosinella vandeli Denis, 1923 [UK SPECIMENS FROM SINGLE LOCALITY ARE Pseudosinella immaculata]
(219.5/PSwah)
Pseudosinella wahlgreni (Börner, 1907) [SINGLE BAGNALL SPECIMEN IS UNIDENTIFIABLE]

Subfamily Seirinae

Genus Seira Lubbock 1869
(220/SEdom) Seira domestica (Nicolet, 1841) [MODERATELY COMMON IN BUILDINGS] [P]

Subfamily Orchesellinae

Genus Heteromurus Wankel 1861
(228/HTnit) HETEROMURUS NITIDUS (Templeton, 1835) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD, OFTEN IN CAVES] [P]
          *cavernicolus (Carpenter, 1895)
          *clayae (Salmon, 1955)
          *crystallina (Lubbock, 1873)
          *margaritatus Carpenter, 1902

Genus Orchesella Templeton 1835

(229/ORalt) Orchesella alticola Uzel, 1891 [MODERATELY COMMON, MONTANE] [P]
          *anomala (Carpenter, 1906)
(230/ORbif)
Orchesella bifasciata Nicolet, 1842 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(231/ORcin) ORCHESELLA CINCTA (Linnaeus, 1758) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *cingula (Templeton, 1835)
          *fastuosa Nicolet, 1842
          *filicornis Templeton, 1835
          *melanocephala Nicolet, 1842
          *unifasciata Nicolet, 1842
          *vaga (Linnaeus, 1767)
(232/ORfla) Orchesella flavescens (Bourlet, 1839) [SCARCE] [P]
          *rufescens Lubbock, 1873
(232.5/ORlit)
Orchesella litoralis Brown, 1925 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
(233/ORqui)
Orchesella quinquefasciata (Bourlet, 1842) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
(234/ORspe)
Orchesella spectabilis Tullberg, 1871 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(235/ORvil) ORCHESELLA VILLOSA (Geoffroy, 1764) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *pilosa Lubbock, 1862
          *terrestris Brown, 1929

Genus Verhoeffiella Absolon 1900

(236/VFlon)
Verhoeffiella longicornis (Absolon, 1900) [SINGLE DOUBTFUL IRISH RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]

Superfamily Isotomoidea

Family Isotomidae

Subfamily Anurophorinae

Genus Anurophorus Nicolet 1842
(238/APlar) ANUROPHORUS LARICIS Nicolet, 1842 [VERY COMMON, USUALLY UNDER BARK] [P]
          *corticinus (Bourlet, 1842)
(239/APsat) Anurophorus satchelli Goto, 1956 [PROBABLY A JUNIOR SYNONYM OF Anurophorus unguiculus]
(240/APung) Anurophorus unguiculus Bagnall, 1940 [RARE, PROBABLY A SENIOR SYNONYM OF Anurophorus satchelli]
         
[P]

Genus Archisotoma Axelson 1912
(241/ACbes) Archisotoma besselsi (Packard, 1877) [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD, LITTORAL] [P]
          *nigricans Bagnall, 1939
           *
spitzbergenensis (Lubbock, 1898)
(242/ACmeg) Archisotoma megalops Bagnall, 1939 [SCARCE, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD, LITTORAL] [P]
          *subbrucei Delamare Deboutteville 1954
(243.5/ACpul) Archisotoma pulchella (Moniez, 1890) [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD, LITTORAL] [P]
(243.8/ACthe) Archisotoma theae Fjellberg, 1980 [RARE, LITTORAL] [P]

Genus Ballistura Börner 1906
(245/BAbor)
Ballistura borealis (Axelson, 1905) [RARE, SCOTTISH LOUGHS ONLY] [P]
(246/BAfil) Ballistura filifera (Denis, 1931) [RARE, MUSHROOM BEDS AND CUCUMBER HOUSES ONLY] [P]
(247/BAfit) Ballistura fitchi (Denis, 1933) [RARE, INTRODUCED (EXTINCT IN UK/EIRE?)]
(248/BAsch) Ballistura schoetti (Dalla Torre, 1895) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *litoralis (Schött, 1893) [not (Moniez, 1890)]
(323/BAult) Ballistura ultonica (Carpenter, 1911) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]

Genus Cryptopygus Willem 1901
(249/CRbip) Cryptopygus bipunctatus (Axelson, 1903) [SCARCE] [P]
(250/CRgar) CRYPTOPYGUS GARRETTI (Bagnall, 1939) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *caeca (Gisin, 1960)
          *gisini
(Massoud & Rapoport, 1968)
(252/CRsca) Cryptopygus scapelliferus (Gisin, 1955) [SCARCE] [P]
(253/CRsph)
Cryptopygus sphagneticolus (Linnaniemi, 1912) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(254/CRthe) Cryptopygus thermophilus (Axelson, 1900) [MODERATELY COMMON, SOUTHERLY BIAS TO
          DISTRIBUTION?]
[P]

Genus Folsomia Willem 1902
(255/FOach) Folsomia achaeta Bagnall, 1939 [HOLOTYPE IS JUVENILE, IMPOSSIBLE TO PLACE]
(256/FOagr) Folsomia agrelli Gisin 1944 [SCARCE, CAVES ONLY] [P]
(257/FObis) Folsomia bisetosa Gisin, 1953 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
(258/FObrc) FOLSOMIA BREVICAUDA Agrell 1939 [COMMON IN BOGS AND OTHER ACIDIC HABITATS] [P]
(259/FObrv)
Folsomia brevifurca (Bagnall, 1949) [HOLOTYPE IS A JUVENILE, IMPOSSIBLE TO PLACE]
(261/FOcan) FOLSOMIA CANDIDA Willem, 1902 [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *cavicola Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 1955
          *
distincta Bagnall, 1939
          *
kingi Bagnall, 1939
(263/FOdip) Folsomia diplophthalma (Axelson, 1902) [PROBABLY NOT PRESENT, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(264/FOfim) FOLSOMIA FIMETARIA (Linnaeus, 1758) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(265/FOfit)
Folsomia fimetarioides (Axelson, 1903) [PROBABLY NOT PRESENT, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(266/FOino) Folsomia inoculata Stach, 1947 [RARE] [P]
(267/FOlit)
Folsomia litsteri Bagnall, 1939 [RARE] [P]
          *lawrencei Rusek, 1984
(268/FOman) FOLSOMIA MANOLACHEI Bagnall, 1939 [COMMON AND WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *manobechei Bagnall, 1939
          *
monobechei Bagnall, 1939
          *
nana Gisin, 1957
(269/FOmic) Folsomia microchaeta Agrell, 1939 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS, ALL BAGNALL SPECIMENS
          ARE
Folsomia brevicauda]
(270/FOmoc)
Folsomia monoculata (Bagnall, 1949) [SPECIMENS ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION, IMPOSSIBLE TO
          PLACE]
(271/FOmon)
Folsomia monophthalma Bagnall, 1939 [SPECIMENS ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION, IMPOSSIBLE TO
          PLACE]
(273.5/FOpal)
Folsomia palaearctica Potapov & Babenko, 2000 [SEE MAP OF Folsomia diplophthalma FOR COMMENTS]
(274/FOpen) Folsomia penicula Bagnall, 1939 [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *multiseta Stach 1947
(275/FOqua) FOLSOMIA QUADRIOCULATA (Tullberg, 1871) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(275.5/FOsen)
Folsomia sensibilis Kseneman, 1938 [NO UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(276/FOsex) FOLSOMIA SEXOCULATA (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, MAINLY LITTORAL] [P]
          *britannica Stach, 1947
          *
folsomiella (Bagnall 1949)
(277/FOsim) Folsomia similis Bagnall, 1939 [RARE] [P]
(278/FOspi) Folsomia spinosa Kseneman, 1936 [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *montigena Stach, 1946
(279/FOtha) Folsomia thalassophila Bagnall, 1940 [SCARCE] [P]
          *norvegica Altner, 1963

Genus Folsomides Stach 1922
(280/FDang)
Folsomides angularis (Axelson, 1905) [RARE (BUT SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS)]
(282/FDpar) Folsomides parvulus Stach, 1922 [RARE] [P]

Genus Isotomiella Bagnall 1939
(304/IMmin) ISOTOMIELLA MINOR (Schäffer, 1896) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *distinguenda Bagnall, 1939
(305/IMpar) Isotomiella paraminor Gisin, 1942 [SINGLE IRISH RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]

Genus Isotomodes Linnaniemi 1907
(306/ITbis) Isotomodes bisetosus Cassagnau, 1959 [RARE, SINGLE SCOTTISH RECORD ONLY] [P]
(307/ITpro) ISOTOMODES PRODUCTUS (Axelson, 1906) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(308/ITtem)
Isotomodes templetoni Bagnall, 1939 [RARE, FOUR IRISH LOCALITIES ONLY] [P]
(309/ITtri) Isotomodes trisetosus Denis, 1923 [RARE, SINGLE UNCONFIRMED RECORD FROM GLOUCESTERSHIRE]

Genus Proctostephanus Börner 1902
(324/PZmad) Proctostephanus madeirensis Gama, 1959 [RARE, INTRODUCED TO WASTE TIPS?] [P]

Genus Proisotoma Börner 1901
(325/PIadm) Proisotoma admaritima Murphy, 1953 [RARE, SINGLE DEFINITE RECORD FROM TYPE LOCALITY
          ONLY]
[P]
(326/PIbud) Proisotoma buddenbrocki Strenzke, 1954 [RARE, LOUGH LAIDON ONLY] [P]
(327/PImin) Proisotoma minima (Absolon, 1901) [MODERATELY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *inaequalis (Bagnall, 1949)
(328/PImit) PROISOTOMA MINUTA (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(329/PIten) Proisotoma tenella (Reuter, 1895) [RARE, SINGLE DEFINITE RECORD FROM MUSHROOM BEDS] [P]
(330/PIves)
Proisotoma vestita (Brown, 1923) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS

Genus Pseudanurophorus Stach 1922
(331/PPalt) Pseudanurophorus alticolus Bagnall, 1949 [RARE, SINGLE IRISH MOUNTAIN BAGNALL RECORD ONLY]
(332/PPbin) Pseudanurophorus binoculatus Kseneman, 1934 [RARE] [P]

Genus Tetracanthella Schött 1891
(334.5/TEarc) Tetracanthella arctica Cassagnau, 1959 [RARE, SINGLE IRISH RECORD ONLY]
(335/TEbra) Tetracanthella brachyura Bagnall, 1949 [MODERATELY COMMON, BOGS AND MOUNTAINS] [P]
          *britannica Cassagnau, 1959
(338/TElic) Tetracanthella lichnidis Bagnall, 1949 [RARE] [P]
          *strenzkei Gisin, 1949
(339/TEpil) Tetracanthella pilosa Schött, 1891 [PRESENCE DOUBTFUL, WELSH RECORDS NEED CONFIRMATION]
(341/TEwah) TETRACANTHELLA WAHLGRENI Linnaniemi, 1907 [COMMON IN BOGS AND MOUNTAINS] [P]
          *kendalli Bagnall, 1939

Genus
Uzelia Absolon 1901
(343/UZset) Uzelia setifera Absolon, 1901 [SCARCE] [P]
          *oxoniensis (Bagnall, 1914)
          *pearmani (Womersley 1925)

Subfamily Isotominae

Genus Agrenia Börner 1906
(237/AGbid) AGRENIA BIDENTICULATA (Tullberg, 1876) [COMMON IN NORTH AND WEST IN WET HABITATS] [P]

Genus Axelsonia Börner 1906
(244/AXlit) Axelsonia littoralis (Moniez, 1890) [SCARCE, LITTORAL (SOUTHERN SPECIES?)] [P]

Genus Desoria Nicolet 1841
(288/DOfen) Desoria fennica (Reuter, 1895) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(290/DOger)
Desoria germanica (Hüther & Winter, 1961) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(290.2/DOgri)
Desoria grisea (Lubbock, 1869) [STATUS UNCLEAR]
(290.5/DOhie)
Desoria hiemalis (Schött, 1893) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(291/DOinf) Desoria infuscata (Murphy, 1959) [RARE]
(294/DOnis)
Desoria nivalis (Carl, 1910) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *pseudomaritima Stach, 1947
(295DOniv)
Desoria nivea (Schäffer, 1896) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *albella (Packard 1873) sensu Gisin (1960)
(297/DOoli)
Desoria olivacea (Tullberg, 1871) [PROBABLY ABSENT FROM UK/EIRE, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(299/DOpro) Desoria propinqua (Axelson, 1902) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(301/DOtig) DESORIA TIGRINA Nicolet, 1842 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD, ALL RECORDS FOR Desoria olivacea ARE
          PROBABLY THIS SPECIES]
[P]
          *ephippiata (Brian, 1945)
          *grisescens (Schäffer, 1896)
(302/DOvio) DESORIA VIOLACEA (Tullberg, 1876) [COMMON, PROBABLY WIDESPREAD] [P]

Genus Halisotoma Bagnall 1949
(293/HAmar) HALISOTOMA MARITIMA (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, LITTORAL] [P]
          *delicatula (Brown, 1929)
          *menotabilis (Börner, 1903)
(298/HApos) Halisotoma poseidonis (Bagnall, 1939) [SCARCE, LITTORAL] [P]

Genus Isotoma Bourlet 1839
(284/ISang) ISOTOMA ANGLICANA Lubbock 1862 [PROBABLY WIDESPREAD AND COMMON, SEE MAP FOR
          COMMENTS]
[P]
(285/ISant) Isotoma antennalis (Bagnall, 1940) [SCARCE] [P]
(285.5/IScae)
Isotoma caerulea Bourlet 1839 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE Isotoma anglicana MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(286/IScoe)
Isotoma coeca Reuter & Reuter, 1880 [UNCERTAIN AFFINITY, IMPOSSIBLE TO PLACE]
(292/ISint)
Isotoma intermedia Schött, 1902 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(299.5/ISrip) Isotoma riparia (Nicolet, 1842) [RARE, WET HABITATS ONLY] [P]
(303/ISvir) ISOTOMA VIRIDIS Bourlet, 1839 [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *annulata Nicolet, 1847
          *
hibernica Carpenter, 1906
          *
palustris Tullberg, 1871
          *
plumbea Packard, 1873
          *
viatica (Nicolet, 1842)

Genus Isotomurus Börner 1903
(310/IRalt)
Isotomurus alticolus (Carl, 1899) [SINGLE DOUBTFUL BAGNALL RECORD NEEDS CONFIRMATION]
(311/IRaqu)
Isotomurus aquatilis (Müller, 1776) [FEW SCATTERED RECORDS, PROBABLE SYNONYM OF Isotomurus plumosus]
(312/IRbal)
Isotomurus 'balteatus' (Reuter, 1876) [HOTHOUSES ONLY, STATUS UNCERTAIN, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(313/IRbim)
Isotomurus bimaculatus (Agren, 1903) [PROBABLY A VARIETY OF Isotomurus palustris]
(314/IRfuc) Isotomurus fucicolus (Schött, 1893) [RARE] [P]
(314.5/IRita) Isotomurus italicus Carapelli et al. 1995 [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(315/IRmac) Isotomurus maculatus (Schäffer, 1896) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
(316/IRpal) ISOTOMURUS PALUSTRIS (Müller, 1776) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *indipendente Carapelli et al., 1995
          *lineatus (Lubbock, 1862)
          *stagnorum (Templeton, 1835)
(317/IRplu) Isotomurus plumosus Bagnall, 1940 [SCARCE] [P]
          *palustroides subciliatus Stach, 1947
(318/IRpra)
Isotomurus prasinus (Reuter, 1891) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
(318.2/IRpse)
Isotomurus pseudopalustris Carapelli et al. 2001 [STATUS UNCLEAR]
(318.2/IRstu)
Isotomurus stuxbergi (Tullberg, 1876) [NO UK/EIRE RECORDS]
          *ciliatus Stach, 1947
(319/IRtri) Isotomurus tricuspis Börner, 1906 [PROBABLY A VARIETY OF Isotomurus palustris]
(320/IRtrf)
Isotomurus trifasciatus (Bourlet, 1839) [PROBABLY A SYNONYM OF Isotomurus plumosus]
(320.5/IRuni)
Isotomurus unifasciatus (Börner, 1901) [STATUS UNCLEAR]

Genus Marisotoma Fjellberg 1997
(300/MAten) Marisotoma tenuicornis (Axelson, 1903) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Genus Parisotoma Bagnall 1940
(287/POekm) Parisotoma ekmani Fjellberg, 1977 [NO UK/EIRE RECORDS]
(296/POnot) PARISOTOMA NOTABILIS (Schäffer, 1896) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Genus Pseudisotoma Handschin 1924
(333/PEmon)
Pseudisotoma monochaeta Kos, 1942 [NO UK/EIRE RECORDS (BAGNALL'S SPECIMENS ARE Pseudisotoma
           sensibilis
)]
(334PEsen) PSEUDISOTOMA SENSIBILIS (Tullberg, 1876) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Genus Vertagopus Börner 1906
(344/VEarb) VERTAGOPUS ARBOREUS (Linnaeus, 1758) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD MAINLY ON TREES] [P]
          *fuliginosus (Templeton, 1835)
          *ianthinus (Salmon, 1955)
(345/VEcin) VERTAGOPUS CINEREUS (Nicolet, 1841) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD MAINLY ON TREES]
(346/VEmon)
Vertagopus montanus Stach, 1947 [STATUS UNCLEAR (BAGNALL'S SPECIMENS ARE NOT Vertagopus
          montanus
)]
(347/VEwes)
Vertagopus westerlundi (Reuter, 1897) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS]

Subfamily Pachyotominae

Genus Pachyotoma Bagnall 1949
(321/PAcra) Pachyotoma crassicauda (Tullberg, 1871) [SCARCE] [P]
(322/PAsph)
Pachyotoma sphagneticola (Bagnall, 1940) [PROBABLY JUVENILES OF Pachyotoma crassicauda]

Superfamily Tomoceroidea

Family Oncopoduridae

Genus Oncopodura Carl & Lebedinsky 1905
(348/OCcra) Oncopodura crassicornis Shoebotham, 1911 [SCARCE] [P]

Family Tomoceridae

Genus Tomocerus Nicolet 1841
(348.1/TOcat)
Tomocerus catalanus Denis, 1924? [ONE LOCALITY ONLY, IDENTITY UNCERTAIN, SEE MAP FOR
          COMMENTS]
[P]
(349/TOfla) Tomocerus flavescens (Tullberg, 1871) [SCARCE] [P]
          *crassicauda (Denis, 1931)
          *niger (Bourlet, 1839)
          *plumbeus (Linnaeus, 1758) of Templeton (1835) [not Lubbock (1862) or Lubbock (1873)]
(350/TOlon) TOMOCERUS LONGICORNIS (Müller, 1776) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *litsterianus (Bagnall, 1940)
          *plumbeus (Linnaeus, 1758) of Lubbock (1862) [not Lubbock (1873)]
(351/TOmin) TOMOCERUS MINOR (Lubbock, 1862) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *plumbeus (Linnaeus, 1758) of Lubbock (1873) [not Lubbock (1862)]
          *tridentiferus (Tullberg, 1872)
(352/TOmit) Tomocerus minutus Tullberg, 1876 [RARE] [P]
(353/TOvul) TOMOCERUS VULGARIS (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Order Neelipleona

Family Neelidae

Genus Megalothorax Willem 1900
(354/MGinc) Megalothorax incertus Börner, 1903 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(355/MGmin) MEGALOTHORAX MINIMUS Willem, 1900 [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD IN SOIL AND LEAF
          LITTER]
[P]
          *normani (Collinge & Shoebotham, 1909)

Genus Neelides Caroli 1912
(356/NEmin)
Neelides minutus (Folsom, 1901) [RARE] [P]

Genus Neelus Folsom 1896
(357/NLmur) Neelus murinus Folsom, 1896 [MODERATELY COMMON, ALMOST ALL RECORDS FROM CAVES] [P]

Order Symphypleona

Family Arrhopalitidae

Genus Arrhopalites Börner 1906
(379/AHbif) Arrhopalites bifidus Stach, 1945 [RARE]
(380/AHcae) ARRHOPALITES CAECUS (Tullberg, 1871) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CAVES] [P]
(381/AHcoc) Arrhopalites cochlearifer Gisin, 1947 [RARE, SINGLE DEFINITE RECORD] [P]
(382/AHpri) Arrhopalites principalis Stach, 1945 [SCARCE] [P]
(383/AHpyg) ARRHOPALITES PYGMAEUS (Wankel, 1861) [COMMON, MOSTLY IN CAVES] [P]
          *binoculatus (Börner, 1901)
(384/AHser) Arrhopalites sericus Gisin, 1947 [SCARCE] [P]
(385/AHter)
Arrhopalites terricolus Gisin, 1958 [ONE DOUBTFUL RECORD FROM IRELAND]

Family Bourletiellidae

Genus Bourletiella Banks 1899
(358/BOarv) BOURLETIELLA ARVALIS (Fitch, 1863) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *lutea (Lubbock, 1867)
(359/BOhor) BOURLETIELLA HORTENSIS (Fitch, 1863) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *lineata (Reuter, 1876)
          *signata (Nicolet, 1841)
(361/BOvir) Bourletiella viridescens Stach, 1920 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]

Genus Cassagnaudiella Ellis 1975
(362/CSpru)
Cassagnaudiella pruinosa (Tullberg, 1871) [NO CONFIRMED UK/EIRE RECORDS, PROBABLY NOT PRESENT]

Genus Deuterosminthurus Börner 1901
(363/DEbic) Deuterosminthurus bicinctus (Koch, 1840) [MODERATELY COMMON]
          *cinctus (Tullberg, 1871)
          *flavus (Gisin, 1946)
(365/DEpal) DEUTEROSMINTHURUS PALLIPES (Bourlet, 1843) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *repandus (Ågren, 1903)
(367/DEsul) Deuterosminthurus sulphureus (Koch, 1840) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]

Genus Heterosminthurus Stach 1955
(368/HSbil) Heterosminthurus bilineatus (Bourlet, 1842) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *cornutus (Stach, 1956)
          *coronatus (Bagnall, 1921)
(369/HScla) Heterosminthurus claviger Gisin, 1958 [RARE]
          *craggi (Murphy, 1960)
(371/HSins) Heterosminthurus insignis (Reuter, 1876) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
(372/HSnov) Heterosminthurus novemlineatus (Tullberg, 1871) [RARE]

Family Dicyrtomidae

Subfamily Dicyrtominae

Genus Dicyrtoma Bourlet 1842
(373/DIfus) DICYRTOMA FUSCA (Lubbock, 1873) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *cursor (Lubbock, 1862)

Genus Dicyrtomina Börner 1903
(374/DMmin) DICYRTOMINA MINUTA (O. Fabricius, 1783) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *atropurpureus (Bourlet, 1841)
          *flavosignata (Tullberg, 1871)
          *nigromaculata (Lubbock, 1862)
(375/DMorn) DICYRTOMINA ORNATA (Nicolet, 1842) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *carpenteri (Collinge & Shoebotham, 1909)
          *couloni
(Nicolet, 1842)
(376/DMsau) Dicyrtomina saundersi (Lubbock, 1862) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]

Subfamily Ptenothricinae

Genus Ptenothrix Börner 1906
(377/PXatr) Ptenothrix atra (Linnaeus, 1758) [RARE, ONLY ONE DEFINITE RECORD] [P]
          *polypoda (Linnaeus, 1766)

Family Katiannidae

Genus Gisinianus Betsch 1977
(386/GIfla)
Gisinianus flammeolus (Gisin, 1957) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]

Genus Sminthurinus Börner 1901
(387/SNalb) Sminthurinus albifrons (Tullberg, 1871) [RARE, NO RECENT RECORDS]
(388/SNaur) SMINTHURINUS AUREUS (Lubbock, 1862) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *albus (Schäffer, 1900)
          *anglicanus (Salmon, 1955)
          *quadrilineatus (Tullberg, 1871) [in part]
(389/SNbim) Sminthurinus bimaculatus Axelson, 1902 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
          *biflavopunctatus Collinge & Shoebotham, 1909
          *fenestratus Börner, 1909
(390/SNcin) Sminthurinus cingulatus Bagnall, 1921 [NO SPECIMENS KNOWN, IMPOSSIBLE TO PLACE]
(391/SNcon) Sminthurinus concolor (Meinert, 1896) [SCARCE] [P]
(392/SNdom) Sminthurinus domesticus Gisin, 1963 [RARE, SYNANTHROPIC] [P]
(393/SNele) SMINTHURINUS ELEGANS (Fitch, 1863) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *quadrilineatus (Tullberg, 1871) [in part]
          *
signatus Krausbauer, 1902
(394/SNign) Sminthurinus igniceps (Reuter, 1881) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS] [P]
(395/SNlaw)
Sminthurinus lawrencei Gisin, 1963 [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(396/SNnig) SMINTHURINUS NIGER (Lubbock, 1867) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *bimaculatus (Tullberg, 1871) [not (Axelson, 1902)]
(397/SNtri) Sminthurinus trinotatus Axelson, 1905 [RARE] [P]

Family Sminthuridae

Subfamily Sminthurinae

Genus Allacma Börner 1906
(409/ALfus) ALLACMA FUSCA (Linnaeus, 1758) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *ater (Gervais, 1844)
          *buski (Lubbock, 1862)

Genus Caprainea Dallai 1970
(410/CAmar) Caprainea marginata (Schött, 1893) [RARE] [P]

Genus Disparrhopalites Stach 1956
(411/DSpat) Disparrhopalites patrizi (Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 1953) [RARE, DEVON CAVE ONLY] [P]

Genus Lipothrix Börner 1906
(412/LIlub) Lipothrix lubbocki (Tullberg, 1872) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]

Genus Sminthurus Latreille 1802
(413/SMmul)
Sminthurus multipunctatus (Schäffer, 1896) [ONE 19th CENTURY RECORD, UNLIKELY TO BE PRESENT]
(414/SMnig)
Sminthurus nigromaculatus (Tullberg, 1872) [STATUS UNCLEAR, SEE MAP FOR COMMENTS]
(415/SMvir) SMINTHURUS VIRIDIS (Linnaeus, 1758) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Subfamily Sphyrothecinae

Genus Sphyrotheca Börner 1906
(416/SYmul) Sphyrotheca multifasciata (Reuter, 1881) [RARE, HOTHOUSES ONLY]

Family Sminthurididae

Genus Sminthurides Börner 1900
(399/SDaqu) SMINTHURIDES AQUATICUS (Bourlet, 1843) [COMMON] [P]
(401/SDcru) Sminthurides cruciatus Axelson, 1905 [RARE, NO RECENT RECORDS]
(402/SDmal) SMINTHURIDES MALMGRENI (Tullberg, 1876) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *elegantulus (Reuter, 1883)
(403/SDpar) SMINTHURIDES PARVULUS (Krausbauer, 1898) [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
          *quinquearticulatus Gisin, 1944
(404/SDpse) Sminthurides pseudassimilis Stach, 1956 [RARE] [P]
(405/SDsch) SMINTHURIDES SCHOETTI Axelson, 1903 [COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]
(406/SDsig) Sminthurides signatus (Krausbauer, 1898) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *assimilis (Krausbauer, 1898)

Genus Sphaeridia Linnaniemi 1912
(407/SPpum) SPHAERIDIA PUMILIS (Krausbauer, 1898) [VERY COMMON, WIDESPREAD] [P]

Genus Stenacidia Börner 1906
(408/STvio) Stenacidia violacea (Reuter, 1881) [MODERATELY COMMON] [P]
          *stachi (Jeannenot, 1955)

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