Salmon-1942
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Mesentotoma
Mesentotoma is a genus of springtails in the family Entomobryidae, established by J.T. Salmon in 1942. Species in this genus are distributed across widely separated regions including Europe, Macaronesia, the Mediterranean, New Zealand, and Hawaii. The genus belongs to the tribe Entomobryini, a diverse group of elongate-bodied springtails. Information on specific biology and ecology of Mesentotoma species remains limited in published literature.