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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Bourletiellidae » Bourletiella » Bourletiella arvalis
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Collembola - Bourletiella arvalis - female
Copyright © 2009 Scott Justis

Collembola - Bourletiella arvalis - Female
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
April 12, 2009
Size: ~1.2mm
Bourletiella arvalis?

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 27 April, 2009 - 6:45pm
Last updated 28 April, 2009 - 8:33am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Scott Justis, 28 April, 2009 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

Bourletiella arvails
I agree with your identification, Scott.
A female specimen, given the lack of a male dorsal organ (a group of backward curved spines) on the anal segment.
… Frans Janssens, 28 April, 2009 - 4:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
She was easy to spot in her day-glo orange outfit :^)
… Scott Justis, 28 April, 2009 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

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