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Unidentified Glomerida - Onomeris

Unidentified Glomerida - Onomeris
Wetumpka, Fort Toulouse Jackson Park, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
February 27, 2016
Size: around 3 mm
Specimens were found under decaying logs.

Possibly a new county record for Glomerida.

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Cool!
Moved from Glomerida.

Amazing that is is first set of images for any Glomerida on BugGuide.

I wonder if people just overlook them assuming they are woodlice.

 
I was wondering the same
Their resemblance to immature Armadillidium vulgare is remarkable, and their small size makes it easy for people to overlook these guys. Even I didn't realize these occurred near my place despite the fact that I've been collecting in this area for the past 4 years or so.

This would be a representativ
This would be a representative of the genus Onomeris (Glomerida: Glomeridae), which occurs widely in the southeastern US and essentially ALL of Alabama. Species cannot be stated as Onomeris needs study and revision.

 
Might not be Onomeris
I've spoke with a person who described the genus Nearctomeris, and he stated that these could be either Onomeris, Nearctomeris, or both as they are sympatric. He also noted that without the aid of microscope these two genus can not be separated from each other. Hopefully I'll be able to get them narrowed down to genus level using microscopes in Auburn University.

 
Did you figure it out
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Glomeridae
Feel free to leave here or move back to family level pending examination. I didn't see Nearctomeris listed yet on ITIS.

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