Catalogue of Vietnamese springtails (Hexapoda, Collembola) Author Nguyen, Anh T. T. 0000-0002-0564-3051 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. & University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. nttanh@iebr.vast.vn Author Thuy, Kim N. 0000-0003-0276-6280 School of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. kimthuy1502@gmail.com Author Arbea, Javier I. 0000-0001-6122-1331 C / Ria de Solía 3, Ch 39, 39610 Astillero, Cantabria, Spain. jarbeapo@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-02 5147 1 1 177 http://zoobank.org/3b638479-af6e-433f-b9ae-48288babbb28 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5147.1.1 1175-5326 6606048 3B638479-AF6E-433F-B9AE-48288BABBB28 312. Megalothorax laevis Denis, 1948 Megalothorax laevis Denis, 1948: 287 . Distribution in Vietnam . South Central Coast : Khánh Hòa (Nha Trang , Cầu Đá). Mekong River Delta : Kiên Giang (Kiên Lýõng, Hòn Chông, Bãi Voi Mt. ). Authorship . DO: Denis 1948 . RD: Schneider et al. 2018 . Type locality . Nha Trang , Cầu Đá , Khánh Hòa province ( Vietnam ). General distribution . Pantropical species ( Schneider et al . 2018 ). Remarks . In the original description no type was chosen. Therefore, the only studied specimen is regarded as syntype . Syntype in coll. Denis at MNHN . Two topotypes in HCMCU .