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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » [obsolete rank] - elevate included Orders to Class (Entognatha) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Arthropleona)

Suborder Arthropleona - Elongate-bodied Springtails

Classification · Size · Habitat · Internet References
unusual tiny bug - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Springtail - Isotomurus Snow Flea - Hypogastrura nivicola Very small louse-like insect - Entomobrya unostrigata 6-banded springtail - Orchesella hexfasciata Unidentified Collembola (Entomobryidae?) springtail Bathroom springtails of various ages - Entomobrya griseoolivata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Entognatha ([obsolete rank] - elevate included Orders to Class)
Order Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Suborder Arthropleona (Elongate-bodied Springtails)
Size
Generally 1-2mm, some reaching 4mm.
Habitat
Found in leaf litter, under logs, and under dead bark.
Internet References
iastate.edu
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 8 April, 2005 - 8:08am
Additional contributions by tom murray
Last updated 10 October, 2005 - 8:41pm

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