Species Hypogastrura nivicola - Snow flea

Classification · Size · Identification · See Also

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Poduromorpha

Family Hypogastruridae

Genus Hypogastrura

Species nivicola (Snow flea)

Size

1-2 mm.

Identification

The main differences between H. nivicola and H. harveyi are:

1. the length of the antennae: shorter then head in nivicola; longer then head in harveyi

2. the size of the anal spines: very small (hardly visible) in nivicola; quite distinct in harveyi

See Also

Hypogastrura harveyi

Contributed by tom murray on 26 January, 2007 - 12:12pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman
Last updated 14 June, 2009 - 9:26pm

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