Cyphoderus similis is a species of elongate-bodied springtail in the family Paronellidae.[1][2][3] It is myrmecophilic and has been found using Solenopsis invicta in a relationship of phoresis.[4]

Cyphoderus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Entomobryomorpha
Family: Paronellidae
Genus: Cyphoderus
Species:
C. similis
Binomial name
Cyphoderus similis
Folsom, 1927
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyphoderus assimilis Boemer Of Christiansen, 1950

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyphoderus similis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cyphoderus similis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Moser, J C; Blomquist, S R (1 September 2011). "Phoretic Arthropods of the Red Imported Fire Ant in Central Louisiana". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (5): 886–894. doi:10.1603/AN11010.