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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Isotomidae » Isotominae » Isotoma
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Isotoma sp. - Isotoma
Copyright © 2011 Ben Coulter

Isotoma sp. - Isotoma
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
February 15, 2011
Size: 2-3 mm
Is this Isotoma viridis?

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Isotoma sp. - Isotoma Isotoma sp. - Isotoma
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Contributed by Ben Coulter on 20 February, 2011 - 12:54pm
Last updated 30 December, 2011 - 3:01pm

Moved
Moved from Isotominae.
… Ben Coulter, 30 December, 2011 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… v belov, 30 December, 2011 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

Isotoma sp.
Else Hydroisotoma schaefferi.
Was it found near to water?
… Frans Janssens, 30 December, 2011 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
No
Not especially close to water. It was under a rock in the deciduous woods behind our house. There is a large river about 0.5 km away, but not close as the springtail walks.
… Ben Coulter, 30 December, 2011 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ben
Isotoma sp. is then the best match.
… Frans Janssens, 30 December, 2011 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I appreciate all your help with identification.
… Ben Coulter, 30 December, 2011 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Isotoma.
… Ben Coulter, 28 February, 2011 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

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