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Species Ptenothrix beta

Springtail - Ptenothrix beta Insect - Ptenothrix beta Ptenothrix beta globular springtail - Ptenothrix beta globular springtail - Ptenothrix beta Ptenothrix? - Ptenothrix beta Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix beta Unknown Dicyrtomidae (Ptenothrix?) - Ptenothrix beta
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)
Family Dicyrtomidae
Subfamily Ptenothricinae
Genus Ptenothrix
Species beta (Ptenothrix beta)
Explanation of Names
Ptenothrix beta (Christiansen & Bellinger 1981)
Identification
"In P. renateae the antennae and tibiotarsi are distinctly ringed (dark and light colour bands)" ―Frans Janssens' comment
Range
NA Pacfic Coast