Springtail

Spring tails
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: not defined Order: Collembola
Families
Suborder Arthropleona &nbsp&nbspSuperfamily Entomobryoidea &nbsp&nbsp&nbspEntomobryidae - slender springtails &nbsp&nbsp&nbspIsotomidae - smooth springtails &nbsp&nbsp&nbspOncopoduridae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspParonellidae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspTamoceridae &nbsp&nbspSuperfamily Poduroidea &nbsp&nbsp&nbspBrachystomellidae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspHypogastruridae - elongate-bodied springtails &nbsp&nbsp&nbspNeanuridae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspOdontellidae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspOnychiuridae - blind springtails &nbsp&nbsp&nbspPoduridae - water springtails Suborder Symphypleona &nbsp&nbsp&nbspDicyrtamidae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspKatiannidae &nbsp&nbsp&nbspSminthuridae - globular springtails &nbsp&nbsp&nbspSminturididae

The Collembola or spring-tails form the largest of the three orders of modern Hexapoda that are no longer considered to be insects. The three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Endognatha. because, unlike the insects, they have internal mouth parts. Members of this order have six or fewer abdominal segments. These tiny animals are less than 6 mm in length. An abdominal tail-like appendage, called the furcula, in some species is folded beneath the body, and is used for jumping. Collembola are frequently found in leaf litter and other decaying material. The suborder Arthropleona has an elongated body in contrast to the more globular body of the Symphyleona.

Reference
http://www.itis.usda.gov
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi
TSN: 99237
TSN Arthropleona: 99238