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Elongate-bodied Springtail - Tomocerus minor
Copyright © 2008 Cheryl Moorehead

Elongate-bodied Springtail - Tomocerus minor
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
February 15, 2008
Size: 4mm
Found under a board in my garden. I can't tell if it's T. minor or T. vulgaris.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 15 February, 2008 - 3:20pm
Last updated 16 February, 2008 - 10:21am

Moved
Moved from Tomocerus.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 16 February, 2008 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Tomocerus minor
T. minor has a uniform bluish iridisation.
T. vulgaris has a dark purplish iridisation distincly interrupted by at least 3 transversal golden bands (located at the segment margins).
… Frans Janssens, 16 February, 2008 - 4:36am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Some day I'll be able to get it.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 16 February, 2008 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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