Ptenothrix is a genus of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae. There are about 92 described species in Ptenothrix worldwide. The genus is defined by a cluster of traits, most pertaining to chaetotaxy. These traits are as follows: large abdomen without a protuberance, with a full set of bothriotricha and posteriorly covered with small acanthoid chaetae, head and abdomen with at least some large acanthoid chaetae, hind tibiotarsus with 2âÂÂ3 modified serrated chaetae, claws usually with no tunica, outer and inner chaetae on the dens often serrated, and no neosminthuroid chaetae.
Species
These species belong to the genus Ptenothrix:
- Ptenothrix albosignata <small>(Parona, 1888) Stach, J, 1957:90</small>
- Ptenothrix alveola <small>(Lucas, H, 1846:255) Janssens F, 2020:mihi</small>
- Ptenothrix annulata <small>Lin & Xia, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix argentina <small>Delamare Deboutteville & Massoud, 1963:281</small>
- Ptenothrix atra <small>(Linnaeus, C, 1758) Börner, 1906</small>
- Ptenothrix australis <small>Snider, RJ, 1990:247</small>
- Ptenothrix beta <small>(Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1981) Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998</small>
- Ptenothrix blidana <small>Bretfeld, G, 2001:119</small>
- Ptenothrix borincana <small>Soto-Adames, FN, 1988:65</small>
- Ptenothrix brasiliensis <small>Delamare Deboutteville & Massoud, 1963:285</small>
- Ptenothrix brouquissei <small>Nayrolles, 1989</small>
- Ptenothrix californica <small>(Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1981:1234) Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998:1408</small>
- Ptenothrix castanea <small>Snider, RJ, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix catenata <small>(Schött, 1921) Richards, 1968</small>
- Ptenothrix cavicola <small>Cassagnau, P et Delamare Deboutteville, C, 1955:392</small>
- Ptenothrix ciliata <small>Stach, J, 1957:102</small>
- Ptenothrix ciliophora <small>Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:17</small>
- Ptenothrix corynophora <small>Börner, C, 1909:130</small>
- Ptenothrix curvilineata <small>(Wray, 1949) Snider, RJ, 1990:256</small>
- Ptenothrix dalii <small>Zeppelini D, Ferreira AS et Oliveira JVLC in Oliveira, JVLC, Ferreira, AS et Zeppelini, D, 2020:2</small>
- Ptenothrix deharvengi <small>Nayrolles, 1989</small>
- Ptenothrix delongi <small>(Christiansen & Bellinger, 1981) Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998:1409</small>
- Ptenothrix denticulata <small>(Folsom, JW, 1899:268) Börner, C, 1909:131</small>
- Ptenothrix dinghuensis <small>Lin & Xia, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix dominicana <small>Mari Mutt, JA, 1977:285</small>
- Ptenothrix dorsalis <small>(Reuter, OM, 1876:85) Linnaniemi, 1912</small>
- Ptenothrix fiscellata <small>Handschin, 1925</small>
- Ptenothrix flavescens <small>(Axelson, 1905)</small>
- Ptenothrix fuscamaculata <small>Bretfeld & Trinklein, 2000</small>
- Ptenothrix gaoligongshanensis <small>Itoh, R et Zhao, L-J, 2000:156</small>
- Ptenothrix gibbosa <small>Börner, C, 1906:185</small>
- Ptenothrix gracilicornis <small>(Schäffer, C, 1898:423) Börner, 1903</small>
- Ptenothrix hawaiiensis <small>Snider, RJ, 1990:74</small>
- Ptenothrix higashihirajii <small>Yosii, R, 1965:67</small>
- Ptenothrix higumai <small>Yosii, R, 1965:68</small>
- Ptenothrix himalayensis <small>Yosii, 1966</small>
- Ptenothrix huangshanensis <small>Chen, J-X et Christiansen, K, 1996:587</small>
- Ptenothrix iriomotensis <small>Uchida, H, 1965:92</small>
- Ptenothrix janthina <small>Börner, C, 1909:132</small>
- Ptenothrix keralae <small>Prabhoo, 1971</small>
- Ptenothrix koreanensis <small>Jo, S-H et Park, K-H, 2023:126</small>
- Ptenothrix kuraschvilii <small>Djanaschvili, 1970</small>
- Ptenothrix lactea <small>Uchida, 1953</small>
- Ptenothrix leucostrigata <small>Stach, J, 1957:98</small>
- Ptenothrix macomba <small>Wray, 1967</small>
- Ptenothrix maculosa <small>(Schott, 1891)</small>
- Ptenothrix marmorata <small>(Packard, 1873) Mills, HB, 1934</small>
- Ptenothrix mongolica <small>Yosii, 1954</small>
- Ptenothrix monochroma <small>Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:20</small>
- Ptenothrix narumii <small>Uchida, 1940</small>
- Ptenothrix nigricornis <small>(Ionesco, 1916) Stach, J, 1957:91</small>
- Ptenothrix ocellata <small>(Becker, 1902)</small>
- Ptenothrix palawanensis <small>Yosii, R, 1969:223</small>
- Ptenothrix palmata <small>(Folsom, JW, 1902) Stach, J, 1957</small>
- Ptenothrix palmisetacea <small>Lin & Feng, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix plumiseta <small>Kang J-S et Lee B-H in Kang, J-S, Lee, B-H et Park, K-H, 2005:235</small>
- Ptenothrix quadrangularis <small>(Mills, HB, 1934:106)</small>
- Ptenothrix renateae <small>Snider, RJ, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix reticulata <small>Stach, J, 1957:105</small>
- Ptenothrix rubra <small>Bretfeld & Trinklein, 2000</small>
- Ptenothrix ryoheii <small>Uchida, 1953</small>
- Ptenothrix saxatilis <small>Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:19</small>
- Ptenothrix setosa <small>(Krausbauer, 1898:24) Handschin, B, 1929:125</small>
- Ptenothrix simplificata <small>Stach, 1957</small>
- Ptenothrix sinensis <small>Lin & Feng, 1985</small>
- Ptenothrix tateyamana <small>Uchida, H, 1958:76</small>
- Ptenothrix texensis <small>(Packard, AS, 1873:42) Stach, J, 1957:80</small>
- Ptenothrix tranvansoii <small>Yoshii, 1994</small>
- Ptenothrix tricycla <small>Uchida, 1953</small>
- Ptenothrix tsutsuii <small>Yosii, R, 1955:398</small>
- Ptenothrix unicolor <small>(Harvey, 1893) Folsom, 1928</small>
- Ptenothrix utingae <small>Arlé & Guimaraes, 1976</small>
- Ptenothrix vinnula <small>Uchida, H, 1957:26</small>
- Ptenothrix violacea <small>Handschin, 1929</small>
- Ptenothrix violaceopa <small>Hüther, 1967</small>
- Ptenothrix vittata <small>(Folsom, 1896) Folsom, 1934</small>
- Ptenothrix yakushimana <small>Yosii, R, 1965:65</small>
- Ptenothrix yunnana <small>Itoh, R et Zhao, L-J, 2000:159</small>
References
Further reading