Sminthurinus granulosus

Sminthurinus granulosus

Sminthurinus granulosus

Species: 

Sminthurinus granulosus Enderlein, 1909

S. granulosus was originally described from Iles Crozet, but may also occur on Macquarie Island (Greenslade 2006). It is easily found on Marion Island by beating A. stolonifera or P. cookii tussocks. S. granulosus individuals have a distinctive ochre yellow colour and black eye spots, with markings on the thorax, and is smaller than S. tuberculatus.

Map:

Sminthurinus granulosus Map

Reference:

Deharveng L (1981) Collemboles des îles subantarctiques de l’océan Indien. Comité National Française des Recherches Antarctiques 48: 33–108.