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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Dicyrtomidae » Ptenothricinae » Ptenothrix » "sp.3 at collembola.org" (Ptenothrix "sp.3 at collembola.org")
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Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix? - Ptenothrix
Copyright © 2018 Wendy Duncan

Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix? - Ptenothrix
Washougal, Clark County, Washington, USA
December 28, 2018
Size: 2-3 mm
I've looked through hundreds of photos and can't find one quite like this. I apologize for the poor focus., I'll upload a second one with the head in focus.

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Contributed by Wendy Duncan on 30 December, 2018 - 9:55pm
Last updated 31 December, 2018 - 3:18pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 December, 2018 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix sp.3 f.1
A new undescribed species of Ptenothrix, tentativelly called sp.3 at www.collembola.org.
This new species is quite variable in pigmentation. Several forms have been recorded. This form is called f.1 tentativelly.
I was tempted to call it form 'metallica' ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 31 December, 2018 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Cool! I wish I had gotten more photos. I'll keep my eyes open for more of this species.

Oh, and 'metallic' would fit nicely!
… Wendy Duncan, 31 December, 2018 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

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