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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Seira » Seira bipunctata
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brown-beige squashed-abdomen Elongate-bodied Springtail - Seira bipunctata
Copyright © 2016 Emile

brown-beige squashed-abdomen Elongate-bodied Springtail - Seira bipunctata
Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 16, 2016
Size: ~ 1 mm
Found on stucco wall in urban environment.

Could this be an immature Entomobrya ?

What's up with the squashed abdomen ?
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Contributed by Emile on 22 May, 2016 - 3:46pm
Last updated 23 May, 2016 - 4:05pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 May, 2016 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Seira bipunctata juv.
Note the 2 dots posteriorly at abd.4.
The deformed abdomen is caused due to dehydration.
… Frans Janssens, 23 May, 2016 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Fantastisch, Frans ! You're the best !
Thanks for explaining the corset-look !
… Emile, 23 May, 2016 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 May, 2016 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

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