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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Dicyrtomidae » Ptenothricinae » Ptenothrix » Ptenothrix atra
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Mushroom globular springtail - Ptenothrix atra
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

Mushroom globular springtail - Ptenothrix atra
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 10, 2007
Size: probably 1.5 mm or less
Found several in a range of hues on the undersides of polypore mushroom caps in mixed woods. I think they are all the same species despite their great variation in color. This one is the darkest individual. To see others, click here and here.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 October, 2007 - 3:27pm
Last updated 16 October, 2007 - 3:21pm

Moved
Moved from Dicyrtoma fusca.
… Jim McClarin, 16 October, 2007 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix atra
This colour variant looks similar to Dicyrtoma fusca.
But the white 4th antennal segment clearly separates it from Dicyrtoma.
… Frans Janssens, 16 October, 2007 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
Thank you, Frans.
… Jim McClarin, 16 October, 2007 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Globular Springtails.
… Jim McClarin, 14 October, 2007 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

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