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Under Bark Springtail in December - Vertagopus
Copyright © 2007 Stephen_WV

Under Bark Springtail in December - Vertagopus
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
December 13, 2006
Size: 1.7 mm
A mid-December find under bark.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 31 March, 2007 - 10:03am
Last updated 23 December, 2007 - 1:04pm

Moved
Moved from Isotomidae.
… john and jane balaban, 23 December, 2007 - 1:04pm

Vertagopus sp.
I changed my mind, after realising the antennae are too short for Isotoma... Vertagopus typically has much shorter antennae. The most common species is V. arboreus, but this is bluish black, not brownish.
… Frans Janssens, 3 April, 2007 - 3:00am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Stephen_WV, 2 April, 2007 - 5:50pm

Isotoma sp.
Possibly, Desoria sp.
… Frans Janssens, 2 April, 2007 - 3:46pm

 
Thanks
Thanks, Frans! I'll move to family Isotomidae, unless you think genus Isotoma would be a better place for it.
… Stephen_WV, 2 April, 2007 - 5:49pm

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