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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Tomoceridae » Tomocerus
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large speckled springtail - Tomocerus
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

large speckled springtail - Tomocerus
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Size: about 4 mm
Collected and photographed Jan. 1, 2007 by sifting hand-shredded moss and fungus samples gathered Dec. 2, 2006 from wooded area.

When the subject is positioned somewhat end-on to the camera, I fudge its measured length to accommodate the angle. That's the case with this one. The smaller humpback springtail is about 1.6mm.
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 13 January, 2007 - 7:47pm
Last updated 7 January, 2012 - 10:02am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Jim McClarin, 14 January, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

Two members of the Entomobryomorpha
Entomobryomorpha are characterised by a reduced prothorax (it is not visible in dorsal aspect). In other words the first dorsally visible thoracic segment is in fact the second one! It appears as if Entomobryomorpha have only 2 thoracic segments...
The large specimen is of the family Tomoceridae. Genus Tomocerus sensu lato. Possibly Tomocerus vulgaris. It looks speckled because it lost most of its scales cover... For a more sure genus diagnosis, we need to see the ventral side, we have to get an idea about the relative size of the dental spines array.
The small humpback is family Entomobryidae, subfamily Lepidocyrtinae, genus Lepidocyrtus.
… Frans Janssens, 14 January, 2007 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

 
Oh,
s.l. is sensu lato abbreviated :-) Thanks, Frans.
… Jim McClarin, 14 January, 2007 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

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