The rare collembolan genus, Temeritas (Symphypleona: Sminthuridae), in southern Australia: Systematics, distribution and conservation status

A brief summary of the genus Temeritas is given with distributions of the four described Australian species and records of other species in the genus. A spelling correction is documented for the Western Australian species and a new name for the Victorian species is formally proposed here as the original name is preoccupied. Characters that distinguish Temeritas from allied genera are noted and the conservation status of the three southern species and Collembola in general are discussed.