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Species Ptenothrix renateae

Representative Images

Globular springtail 5 - Ptenothrix renateae Globular Springtail? - Ptenothrix renateae Ptenothrix (2)? - Ptenothrix renateae Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix renateae Backyard Springtail - Ptenothrix renateae spring tail with cross - Ptenothrix renateae Ptenothrix? - Ptenothrix renateae globular springtail - Ptenothrix renateae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)
Family Dicyrtomidae
Subfamily Ptenothricinae
Genus Ptenothrix
Species renateae (Ptenothrix renateae)

Explanation of Names

Ptenothrix renateae (Snider 1985)

Identification

distinguishing from P. beta: "In P. renateae the antennae and tibiotarsi are distinctly ringed (dark and light bands)" ―Frans Janssens
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 7 December, 2007 - 5:35pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 26 December, 2023 - 5:31pm

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