Womersleymeria
Genus of springtails
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Womersleymeria is a monotypic genus of springtails containing only the species Womersleymeria bicornis. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
| Womersleymeria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Poduromorpha |
| Family: | Neanuridae |
| Genus: | Womersleymeria Stach, 1949 |
| Species: | W. bicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Womersleymeria bicornis (Womersley, 1940) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy and history
This species was described as Ceratrimeria bicornis in 1940 by Herbert Womersley of the South Australian Museum based on two adult specimens from Ida Bay, Tasmania, one immature specimen from Belgrave, Victoria, and one adult specimen from Olinda, Victoria.[2] In 1949 Jan Stach erected the new genus Womersleymeria for this species, combining it as Womersleymeria bicornis.[3]
