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Sminthurus incisus
Copyright © 2017 Solomon Hendrix

Sminthurus incisus
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 2017
Contributed by Solomon Hendrix on 9 September, 2017 - 9:45am
Last updated 9 September, 2017 - 12:04pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Solomon Hendrix, 9 September, 2017 - 12:03pm

Sminthurus incisus
A USA lookalike of the European S. viridis.
To distinguish Bourletiellidae from Sminthuridae check the dorsal macrosetae:
if distinct, large, and long : Sminthuridae (as in this specimen)
if indistinct, small and short : Bouletiellidae
… Frans Janssens, 9 September, 2017 - 11:01am

 
Thank you Frans!
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… Solomon Hendrix, 9 September, 2017 - 12:04pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 September, 2017 - 9:50am

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