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Springtail ? - Deuterosminthurus
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Springtail ? - Deuterosminthurus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 24, 2008
Size: .5mm (-1/32")
Springtail ? Sorry for the bad pic but these were just a tiny yellow speck and beyond my 100mm lens capability but I would like to try to get an ID anyway.
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 25 April, 2008 - 8:05am
Last updated 7 May, 2008 - 7:57am

Moved
Moved from Globular Springtails.
… Sam Houston, 7 May, 2008 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Family is Bourletiellidae
Genus probably Deuterosminthurus.
Thanks Lynette for bringing this to our attention.
… Frans Janssens, 7 May, 2008 - 3:07am login or register to post comments

Globular Springtail
maybe Frans can tell you the species.
… Lynette Schimming, 25 April, 2008 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

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