First Record of Collembola (Hexapoda) from Chhattisgarh, India

The collembolans commonly called "springtails" are small, entognathous, wingless hexapods possessing a spring-like forked jumping organ, the furcula underneath the fourth abdominal segment. They are minute in size (less than 6 mm in length); antennae primarily with 4 segments. The presence of antennae and absence of cerci distinguish them from the other entognathous hexapods. The collembolans have very diverse distribution occurring in all Zoo-geographical regions of the world inhabiting a wide range of ecological niche and climate.