Ptenothrix
Ptenothrix is a genus of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae. There are about 92 described species in Ptenothrix worldwide. The genus is defined by a cluster of traits, most pertaining to chaetotaxy. These traits are as follows: large abdomen without a protuberance, with a full set of bothriotricha and posteriorly covered with small acanthoid chaetae, head and abdomen with at least some large acanthoid chaetae, hind tibiotarsus with 2–3 modified serrated chaetae, claws usually with no tunica, outer and inner chaetae on the dens often serrated, and no neosminthuroid chaetae.
Species
These species belong to the genus Ptenothrix:- Ptenothrix albosignata Stach, J, 1957:90
- Ptenothrix alveola Janssens F, 2020:mihi
- Ptenothrix annulata Lin & Xia, 1985
- Ptenothrix argentina Delamare Deboutteville & Massoud, 1963:281
- Ptenothrix atra Börner, 1906
- Ptenothrix australis Snider, RJ, 1990:247
- Ptenothrix beta Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998
- Ptenothrix blidana Bretfeld, G, 2001:119
- Ptenothrix borincana Soto-Adames, FN, 1988:65
- Ptenothrix brasiliensis Delamare Deboutteville & Massoud, 1963:285
- Ptenothrix brouquissei Nayrolles, 1989
- Ptenothrix californica Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998:1408
- Ptenothrix castanea Snider, RJ, 1985
- Ptenothrix catenata Richards, 1968
- Ptenothrix cavicola Cassagnau, P et Delamare Deboutteville, C, 1955:392
- Ptenothrix ciliata Stach, J, 1957:102
- Ptenothrix ciliophora Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:17
- Ptenothrix corynophora Börner, C, 1909:130
- Ptenothrix curvilineata Snider, RJ, 1990:256
- Ptenothrix dalii Zeppelini D, Ferreira AS et Oliveira JVLC in Oliveira, JVLC, Ferreira, AS et Zeppelini, D, 2020:2
- Ptenothrix deharvengi Nayrolles, 1989
- Ptenothrix delongi Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998:1409
- Ptenothrix denticulata Börner, C, 1909:131
- Ptenothrix dinghuensis Lin & Xia, 1985
- Ptenothrix dominicana Mari Mutt, JA, 1977:285
- Ptenothrix dorsalis Linnaniemi, 1912
- Ptenothrix fiscellata Handschin, 1925
- Ptenothrix flavescens
- Ptenothrix fuscamaculata Bretfeld & Trinklein, 2000
- Ptenothrix gaoligongshanensis Itoh, R et Zhao, L-J, 2000:156
- Ptenothrix gibbosa Börner, C, 1906:185
- Ptenothrix gracilicornis Börner, 1903
- Ptenothrix hawaiiensis Snider, RJ, 1990:74
- Ptenothrix higashihirajii Yosii, R, 1965:67
- Ptenothrix higumai Yosii, R, 1965:68
- Ptenothrix himalayensis Yosii, 1966
- Ptenothrix huangshanensis Chen, J-X et Christiansen, K, 1996:587
- Ptenothrix iriomotensis Uchida, H, 1965:92
- Ptenothrix janthina Börner, C, 1909:132
- Ptenothrix keralae Prabhoo, 1971
- Ptenothrix koreanensis Jo, S-H et Park, K-H, 2023:126
- Ptenothrix kuraschvilii Djanaschvili, 1970
- Ptenothrix lactea Uchida, 1953
- Ptenothrix leucostrigata Stach, J, 1957:98
- Ptenothrix macomba Wray, 1967
- Ptenothrix maculosa
- Ptenothrix marmorata Mills, HB, 1934
- Ptenothrix mongolica Yosii, 1954
- Ptenothrix monochroma Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:20
- Ptenothrix narumii Uchida, 1940
- Ptenothrix nigricornis Stach, J, 1957:91
- Ptenothrix ocellata
- Ptenothrix palawanensis Yosii, R, 1969:223
- Ptenothrix palmata Stach, J, 1957
- Ptenothrix palmisetacea Lin & Feng, 1985
- Ptenothrix plumiseta Kang J-S et Lee B-H in Kang, J-S, Lee, B-H et Park, K-H, 2005:235
- Ptenothrix quadrangularis
- Ptenothrix renateae Snider, RJ, 1985
- Ptenothrix reticulata Stach, J, 1957:105
- Ptenothrix rubra Bretfeld & Trinklein, 2000
- Ptenothrix ryoheii Uchida, 1953
- Ptenothrix saxatilis Yosii, R et Lee, C-E, 1963:19
- Ptenothrix setosa Handschin, B, 1929:125
- Ptenothrix simplificata Stach, 1957
- Ptenothrix sinensis Lin & Feng, 1985
- Ptenothrix tateyamana Uchida, H, 1958:76
- Ptenothrix texensis Stach, J, 1957:80
- Ptenothrix tranvansoii Yoshii, 1994
- Ptenothrix tricycla Uchida, 1953
- Ptenothrix tsutsuii Yosii, R, 1955:398
- Ptenothrix unicolor Folsom, 1928
- Ptenothrix utingae Arlé & Guimaraes, 1976
- Ptenothrix vinnula Uchida, H, 1957:26
- Ptenothrix violacea Handschin, 1929
- Ptenothrix violaceopa Hüther, 1967
- Ptenothrix vittata Folsom, 1934
- Ptenothrix yakushimana Yosii, R, 1965:65
- Ptenothrix yunnana Itoh, R et Zhao, L-J, 2000:159