Preliminary checklist of springtails (Arthropoda: Collembola) of Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Collembola, the fauna of a hidden habitat, are symbols of soil health. A survey of Collembolan fauna in different habitats in different regions of Uttar Pradesh was carried out from 2008 to 2010. Thirty-seven species were captured belonging to 27 genera from eight subfamilies of eight different families. Thirteen species are first reports from India and from Uttar Pradesh. The subfamily Entomobryinae (27.03%) was dominant whereas the subfamily Isotminae had maximum diversity. © Yadav 2017.