The subfamily Neanuridae contains pudgy short-legged springtail

Springtail

Springtails form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects...

s of the order

Order (biology)

In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...

 Poduromorpha

Poduromorpha

The order Poduromorpha is one of the three main groups of springtails , tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily Poduroidea....

. It was established by Carl Börner in 1901 – or rather, it is the result of taxa being split out of Börner's family (initially proposed as a subfamily, but this had to be changed when springtails were discovered to be closely related to but not actually insect

Insect

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s) whereas the type genus

Type genus

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 and its closest relatives were retained here.

Like other Neanuridae

Neanuridae

The family Neanuridae contains pudgy short-legged springtails of the order Poduromorpha. It was established by Carl Börner in 1901.-Systematics:There are six subfamilies currently recognized:* Caputanurininae* Frieseinae* Morulininae* Neanurinae...

, they are stout-bodied springtails with vestigial furcula (Collembola)

Furcula (Collembola)

The furcula, or furca, is a tail-like appendage shaped like a fork, found ventrally on the fourth abdominal segment of springtails. Present in most species dwelling the upper soil layers, it is used for jumping when the animal is threatened...

, making them essentially unable to jump. Like their relatives, they lack anal thorns and have primitive ocelli.

Systematics

There are six tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

s of Neanurinae currently recognized. Some notable genera

Genera

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 are also listed here:

• Neanurini
  • Deutonura
  • Edoughnura Deharveng, Kroua & Bedons, 2007
  • Endonura
  • Protanura
• Morulodini
• Lobellini
• Paleonurini
  • Bilobella
• Paranurini
• Sensillanurini

In addition, there are several genera

Genera

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 incertae sedis

Incertae sedis

, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...

, which cannot be assigned robustly to a tribe:

• Echinanura
• Graniloba
• Pseudadbiloba
• Pseudobiloba
• Zealandmeria