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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Tomoceridae » Pogonognathellus » Pogonognathellus elongatus
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Large springtail - Pogonognathellus elongatus
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Large springtail - Pogonognathellus elongatus
Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
June 11, 2007
Size: ~5 mm
Found under a rock near a fast-running stream. One of the largest springtails I've seen.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 18 June, 2007 - 1:26pm
Last updated 19 June, 2007 - 10:29am

Sorry
it wasn't the best specimen. I'm amazed you could still figure what it was! Thanks for the ID!
… Graham Montgomery, 19 June, 2007 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Pogonognathellus elongatus
Most probably. Family = Tomoceridae. Note that both antennae are damaged: the long 3rd and short 4th antennal segment is missing. Also the scale cover is damaged. The typical black-and-white iridisation pattern is not well visible.
Compare your specimen with that of Stephen Cresswell of July 13, 2006.
… Frans Janssens, 19 June, 2007 - 3:08am login or register to post comments

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