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Collembola, the fauna of a hidden habitat, are symbols of soil health. A survey of Collembolan fauna in different habitats in different regions of Uttar Pradesh was carried out from 2008 to 2010.  Thirty-seven species were captured belonging to 27 genera from eight subfamilies of eight different families.  Thirteen species are first reports from India and from Uttar Pradesh.  The subfamily Entomobryinae (27.03%) was dominant whereas the subfamily Isotminae had maximum diversity.