There are currently 28 families of springtails found across the world. In Australia 20 of these families are represented. The orders Symphypleona and Neelipleona contain the globular shaped species with the former having long antennae and the later short antennae and no eyes.

PODUROMORPHA
Hypogastruridae
Isotogastruridae
Odontellidae
Brachystomellidae
Neanuridae
Onychiuridae
Tullbergiidae
Gulgastruridae
METAXYPLEONA
Poduridae
NEELIPLEONA
Neelidae
ENTOMOBRYOMORPHA
Isotomidae
Coenaletidae
Actaletidae
Entomobryidae
Microfalculidae
Paronellidae
Cyphoderidae
Oncopoduridae
Tomoceridae
SYMPHYPLEONA
Mackenziellidae
Sminthurididae
Katiannidae
Sturmiidae
Arrhopalitidae
Spinothecidae
Dicyrtomidae
Bourletiellidae
Sminthuridae

 

     

 

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