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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Dicyrtomidae » Ptenothrix
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Globular springtail - Ptenothrix
Copyright © 2009 Domingo Zungri

Globular springtail - Ptenothrix
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
May 3, 2009
Size: 3 mm
This one wouldn't sit still.

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Contributed by Domingo Zungri on 3 May, 2009 - 11:19pm
Last updated 8 May, 2009 - 10:51pm

Moved
Moved from Dicyrtomidae.
… Domingo Zungri, 8 May, 2009 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Globular Springtails.
… Domingo Zungri, 4 May, 2009 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

Could be Ptenothrix maculosa
Given the picture is quite dark, an educated guess...
… Frans Janssens, 4 May, 2009 - 4:18am login or register to post comments

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