Southern-hemisphere-fauna
Guides
Mucrosomia
Mucrosomia is a genus of springtails (Collembola) in the family Isotomidae, subfamily Anurophorinae. It was established by Bagnall in 1949. The genus has a notably broad geographic distribution spanning multiple isolated regions including the Andes, Antarctica and Subantarctic islands, the Cape region of South Africa, the Caribbean, and central Australia. These disjunct distribution patterns suggest potential Gondwanan biogeographic affinities, though specific ecological and biological details remain poorly documented.
Scolopini
Scolopini is a tribe of minute predatory bugs within the family Anthocoridae, established by Carayon in 1954. The tribe comprises at least 10 described species distributed across two subtribes (Calliodina and Scolopina) plus several unplaced genera. Members are classified in the subfamily Lyctocorinae and share the general anthocorid body plan of small, oval to elongate-oval insects with raptorial forelegs adapted for capturing prey. The tribe shows notable diversity in the Southern Hemisphere, with several genera described from New Zealand and South America.
Trichoptilus
Trichoptilus is a genus of plume moths (family Pterophoridae) established by Walsingham in 1880. The genus contains approximately 15 recognized species distributed primarily in the Southern Hemisphere, with records from Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding regions. Species in this genus are characterized by their distinctive wing morphology typical of plume moths, with wings divided into feather-like plumes. The genus includes the former species Trichoptilus bidens, now transferred to the genus Prichotilus.