Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pseudachorutes difficilis Denis, 1931

Colémbolo, Springtail

Scavenger; in coffee plantation, and evergreen shrub and humid forest litter; January- February

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Poduromorpha

Superfamily
Neanuroidea

Family
Neanuridae

Genus
Pseudachorutes

Species
difficilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, Pinta.

References

  • Najt, J. Thibaud, J.-M., & Jacquemart, S. (1991) Les Collemboles (Insecta) de l´Archipel des Galápagos. I. Poduromorpha. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, Entomol. 61: 149-166.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudachorutes difficilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10136. Accessed 5 November 2026.