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Homidia sauteri
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Copyright © 2009
Robert Lord Zimlich
Elongate-bodied Springtail -
Homidia sauteri
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
November 16, 2009
Size: 1-2mm
Franz,
I'm thinking in genus
Entomobrya
. I'm leaning towards
E. nivalis
but not confidently. Would you help me out, please. Thanks,
Robert
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 17 November, 2009 - 6:58am
Last updated 23 April, 2013 - 1:57am
Moved
Franz,
As always, you have blanket permission to use any of my springtails on your site.
Moved from
Elongate-bodied Springtails
.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 20 November, 2009 - 6:47am
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Thanks
for your kind permission. I'll be happy to use your pictures as illustrations at our website.
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Frans Janssens
, 20 November, 2009 - 9:29am
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Homidia sauteri
You were close, Robert. Homidia resembles Entomobrya quite well in macroscopic aspect. In general the dorsal setae on the thoracic segments are much more dense in Homidia.
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Frans Janssens
, 20 November, 2009 - 5:25am
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