Springtails (Arthropoda, Collembola) from Greater Puerto Rico: species list and distribution

The data archive is here: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0063 please use this DOI when citing this dataset. The Collembola fauna of Puerto Rico is reasonably well known, but many recent reports are scattered in published literature and unpublished theses. Here we present a summary of all springtail species identified from the Bank of Puerto Rico since 1927 and 2011. This includes new, previously unpublished records. In the present review we list 119 species in 59 genera and 17 families. Most species (37) belong in family Entomobryidae, but this reflects the taxonomic expertise of specialists working in Puerto Rico rather than a real bias in the distribution of higher taxa in the islands. In addition to the new reports, these data provide information on the distribution of the species outside the island bank. This current list of species is an update to original species lists from Puerto Rico (Mari Mutt 1982 and Thibaud 2014). In addition to the list of species, we make available a data set that includes a catalog of species, their habitats, historical reports and distribution maps on Greater Puerto Rico. \<para\> Support for this work was provided by grants BSR-8811902, DEB-9411973, DEB-9705814 , DEB-0080538, DEB-0218039 , DEB-0620910 , DEB-1239764, DEB-1546686, and DEB-1831952 from the National Science Foundation to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Additional support provided by the University of Puerto Rico and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service.\</para\>