Odontellidae

Massoud, 1967

springtails

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Superodontella

Odontellidae is a of springtails (Collembola) in the order Poduromorpha, established by Massoud in 1967. The family comprises approximately 9 and more than 50 described , distributed across diverse biogeographic regions including subantarctic, arctic, and temperate zones. Species-level identification relies heavily on chaetotaxy, particularly the number and arrangement of and on , tibiotarsi, and the dens.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Odontellidae: /ɔˌdɒnˈtɛlɪˌdiː/

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Identification

Members of Odontellidae are distinguished from other Poduromorpha primarily through detailed chaetotaxy characters, including: number of on antennal segment IV; number and arrangement of hr- on anal valves; ordinary chaetae counts on antennal segment II, , thoracic II-III, abdominal sterna II-III, and tibiotarsi; shape of dental chaetae; and labial chaetotaxy. The Odontella is characterized by a subantarctic distribution pattern, with distinguished by chaetae number on the dens (5 vs. 6-7) and of tibiotarsus (9 vs. 11).

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Distribution

Recorded from multiple biogeographic regions: Amazon; Andean; Antarctic and Subantarctic; Antillean and southern Florida; Arctic and Sub-arctic; and Ukraine. The Odontella lobata group has a subantarctic distribution, with Odontella rapoporti described from Tierra del Fuego.