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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Katiannoidea » Katiannidae » Sminthurinus » Sminthurinus latimaculosus
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Symphypleona - Sminthurinus latimaculosus
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Symphypleona - Sminthurinus latimaculosus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
January 29, 2007
Can anyone ID it further?
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 29 January, 2007 - 5:26pm
Last updated 22 June, 2009 - 9:47am

Moved
Moved from Sminthurinus atrapallidus.
… Domingo Zungri, 22 June, 2009 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Sminthurinus latimaculosus
Given the recent upload of detailed pictures of S. atrapallidus by Scott Justis, I realised your pictures are of specimens of a different species. Sminthurinus latimaculosus has white legs as atrapallidus, but also a head that is much more pale than the body. In addition at the back of the head, laterally, there is a large dark spot, hence latimaculosus (= with lateral spot).
… Frans Janssens, 9 February, 2009 - 3:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sminthurinus.
… Graham Montgomery, 11 February, 2008 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Graham Montgomery, 4 March, 2007 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Sminthurinus
It could be quadrimaculatus (but then the rare form with just 2 white spots). Did the specimen has any white spots laterally on its abdomen?
… Frans Janssens, 30 January, 2007 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

 
I don't think it had any spots.
However it was incredibly small and I could't tell any details with the naked eye; even with the camera it was hard. If it helps these are the most common globular springtails in my area. Thanks for the numerous IDs, Frans!
… Graham Montgomery, 30 January, 2007 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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