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springtail - Ptenothrix renateae
Copyright © 2007 Joyce Gross

springtail - Ptenothrix renateae
Las Trampas Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California, USA
March 30, 2007
Size: approx. 2mm (or less)
Found under bark on a standing dead tree, along with some fungus (the white stuff in the photos).

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 31 March, 2007 - 12:22am
Last updated 7 December, 2007 - 5:37pm

Moved
Moved from Ptenothrix.
… Joyce Gross, 7 December, 2007 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Globular Springtails.
… john and jane balaban, 31 March, 2007 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix cf. renateae
Family = Dicyrtomidae.
The well in focus left antennae reveals
1. the short pointed 4th antennal segment (typical for Dicyrtomidae)
2. the subsegmented apical part of the 3rd antennal segment (typical for Ptenothrix).
The dorsal pattern resembles that of P. renateae.
… Frans Janssens, 31 March, 2007 - 4:50am login or register to post comments

 
thanks Frans
for the ID and the details that brought you to it.
… Joyce Gross, 1 April, 2007 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

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