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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya » Entomobrya nivalis
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I have no idea on this little guy - Entomobrya nivalis
Copyright © 2009 systemlayers

I have no idea on this little guy - Entomobrya nivalis
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
September 10, 2009
Size: 3mm
This is the best image i have of him but any help would be appreciated.

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I have no idea on this little guy - Entomobrya nivalis I have no idea on this little guy - Entomobrya nivalis
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Contributed by systemlayers on 10 September, 2009 - 11:17pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 11:08pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… John R. Maxwell, 26 September, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Entomobrya nivalis
Note the dorsal U-shaped pattern on the abdomen, characteristic for E. nivalis.
Best seen in the next picture.
… Frans Janssens, 26 September, 2009 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 25 September, 2009 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but similar to Salina mulcahyae
… John R. Maxwell, 10 September, 2009 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Or maybe near
Homidia socia ???
… John R. Maxwell, 10 September, 2009 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks pretty close
thanks i added another photo of him, the other two i took are completely out of focus.
… systemlayers, 10 September, 2009 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

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