Scurrying across the floor - Euborellia

Wow!

5th, 6th, and 7th antennomeres from end are pale on this one.

… Jim McClarin, 28 November, 2009 - 8:11am

Moved

… Scott Nelson, 6 August, 2007 - 6:48am

Not so sure it's annulipes

One would expect to see the "rings" on the legs that give the species its name. If it were Anisolabis maritima, it wouldn't have the white antennal segments, so it's probably a Euborellia. Florida gets more than its share of newly introduced species, though, so it's hard to be definite.

… Chuck Entz, 5 August, 2007 - 9:24am

Chuck

I absolutely agree with you. I hesitated to put it with these pages since I didn't see the rings on the legs, but the antennae matched so well. Perhaps I should move it to the genus level. I cannot ID beyond that. Thanks for you comments and expertise.

… Scott Nelson, 5 August, 2007 - 9:50am

Not a expert

Earwigs being a small and not-so-photogenic group, there's really not enough activity here to interest a specialist, so I do the best I can to help out.

The small number of species, though, means it's easier for a non-specialist to master the basics of their identification. Besides, there are keys available online that use characters of the feet, antennae and body that can be understood and used even by non-entomologists like me.

I would recommend moving it to the genus level for now. It could be an abnormal Euborellia annulipes with unmarked legs, or it could be another species- Euborellia cincticollis is the only one addressed in the keys I have access to (the antennae don't match), and there are other species listed as reported from Florida

… Chuck Entz, 5 August, 2007 - 10:54pm