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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » [obsolete rank] - elevate included Orders to Class (Entognatha) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Arthropleona) » Entomobryidae » Entomobrya » Entomobrya nivalis
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springtail - Entomobrya nivalis
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

springtail - Entomobrya nivalis
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
June 23, 2007
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Contributed by tom murray on 29 June, 2007 - 4:54pm
Last updated 30 June, 2007 - 5:34am

Good point
These transparent insects can appear to have more coloration than it really has. Thanks for another id Frans!
… tom murray, 30 June, 2007 - 5:34am login or register to post comments

Entomobrya nivalis
A well done picture!
This picture is also a nice illustration of the complications of identifications based on macrophotographs. The typical U-shaped pigment pattern on the 4th abdominal segment is obfuscated by the gut contents. Due to the transparancy of the body, the contents of the gut may contribute to the 'pigmentation' as in this specimen. The middorsal dark 'pigment' in this specimen is in fact the contents of the gut, especially the last dark part as seen in the 5th abdominal segment forming a faecal pellet. So be aware of these gut contents effect creating 'false pigmentation'.
… Frans Janssens, 30 June, 2007 - 3:38am login or register to post comments

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