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springtail - Hypogastrura harveyi
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

springtail - Hypogastrura harveyi
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
January 28, 2007
Size: 1mm
This tiny springtail was found out on the snow.
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Contributed by tom murray on 28 January, 2007 - 7:52pm
Last updated 1 March, 2007 - 4:31pm

Moved
Moved from Hypogastrura nivicola.
… tom murray, 1 March, 2007 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hypogastruridae.
… tom murray, 29 January, 2007 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

Hypogastrura harveyi, close relative of nivicola
Given size = 1mm, it is a juvenile. H. nivicola can grow up to 2mm in winter and even 2.7mm in summertime. H. harveyi can grow up to 2.6mm.
Note the relatively large anal spines, typical for harveyi. In nivicola the anal spines are minute.
… Frans Janssens, 29 January, 2007 - 6:19am login or register to post comments

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