COLLEMBOLA. 



Smynthurid^, Luhboclc. 



Body globular. Antennae 4-jointecl; terminal 

 segment long; ringed. Saltatory appendage com- 

 posed of a basal portion and two arms. Tracheae well 

 developed. 



Smtnthurus, Latreille. 

 Plate LV, figs. 1—4. 

 Antennge 4-jointed ; no dorsal tubercles. 



Smynthurus viridis. 



Podura viridis, Linn. Faun. Suec. 



La Podure verte mix yeux noirs, Geoffrey. Ins. Env. Paris. 



Podura viridis, Linna3us. Sys. Naturse. 



— — Sclirant. Enum. Ins. Aus. 



— — Fabricius. Ent. Sys. 

 SmyntMirus vh'idis, Latreille. Gen. Crus. et Insect. 



— — Ijac. et Boisd. Faun. Ent. Env. Pai-is. 



— — Burmeister. Handbucb. der Entoniologie. 



— — Nicolet. Nouv. Mem. Soc. Helv., 1842. 



— — Bourlet. Mem. Soc. Roy. Douai, 1842. 



— — Lucas. His. Nat. des Anim. Articules. 



— — Gervais. Suites a Buffon, His. Ins. Apt. 



— — Lubbock. Trans. Linn, Soc, vol. xxvi. 



Plate I. 



Green ; eyes on a black patcli ; terminal segments of 

 antennae reddish ; abdomen with a re-entering angle ; 

 hairs scattered. 



Length y^ of an inch. Very common among grass, 

 in May, June, July, August, and September. It is 

 sometimes attacked by a small red mite. 



Sweden, Switzerland, France, England, Germany. 



