Paleonurini
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Vitronura giselae
Vitronura giselae is a species of springtail in the family Neanuridae, originally described as Neanura giselae by Gisin in 1950. It belongs to the tribe Paleonurini and is one of several species in the genus Vitronura. The species has been recorded across multiple continents including Europe, Southeast Asia, East Africa, the Caribbean, and Hawaii, indicating either a wide natural distribution or human-mediated dispersal. As an entognathous hexapod, it lacks external mouthparts and possesses the reduced body plan characteristic of neanurid springtails.