Biodiversity of Collembola (Hexapoda: Entognatha) in Mexico

Abstract

A brief assessment of the importance of the group in different ecosystems is done. A description of the most distinctive morphological characters, as well as biotopes where they live is included. An evaluation of their biodiversity is presented; finding that more than 700 taxa have been cited, many of them at the generic level, in 24 families. Their geographical distribution is discussed and the state richness is pointed out. Tables of ecological classification applied to Mexican species are given. Families and their richness at global and national level are included. The cumulative curve of the Mexican species described every five years is given.