Deep-soil

Guides

• Lophognathella

  Lophognathella is a genus of springtails in the family Onychiuridae, subfamily Lophognathellinae. These small, wingless hexapods are part of the euedaphic soil fauna, living primarily in deep soil layers. The genus was established by Börner in 1908 and is distributed across northern North America, the Pacific coast of North America, and the Sino-Japanese region. As members of the Onychiuridae, they lack a furcula (springing organ) and are characterized by reduced eyes and elongated mouthparts adapted for feeding in soil micropores.

  springtailCollembolasoil-faunaeuedaphicOnychiuridaeLophognathellinaeNorth-AmericaSino-Japanese-regiondeep-soileyelessfurcula-absent