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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Bristletails (Microcoryphia) » Jumping Bristletails (Machilidae) » Machilinae
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Bristletail
Copyright © 2016 Aaron Hunt

Bristletail
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
July 5, 2016

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Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 5 July, 2016 - 10:46pm
Last updated 20 October, 2017 - 7:40pm

Dilta?
This looks like the Old World genus Dilta. It could have been introduced to this area from the Old World as has happend with Petrobius and Trigoniophthalmus. I would be very interested in seeing specimens if these were available.
… Matthew Bowser, 23 October, 2017 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Exciting!
I missed the initial comment a few days ago. I'll gladly collect some next summer.
… Aaron Hunt, 23 October, 2017 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bristletails.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 October, 2017 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Machilinae
Machilidae: Machilinae.

This is a weird one. It appears to be Machilinae because it looks like there are scales on the antennal flagellum. The only Machilinae from the NE US is Trigoniophthalmus alternatus which has tear-shaped, submedian lateral ocelli; your specimen has lateral ocelli that are much farther from the center of the face.
… Matthew Bowser, 20 October, 2017 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

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