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Possibly a Collembolan?
Copyright © 2019 Susan Leach Snyder

Possibly a Collembolan?
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
December 4, 2018
Size: 4.5 mm without furcula
This arthropod was removed from the stomach contents of a cane toad and originally thought to be a dermapteran with very long cerci, but "metrioptera", a contributing editor thought it looked more like a springtail. It's much larger that other collembolans I have found. Next it was sent to the collembolan expert who said it was not a collembolan. He suspected it might be a beetle larva. Unfortunately the antenna and legs are broken off, but the cerci/urogomphi? are intact, very long, and do not appear to have segments. The larva itself appears to have 13 segments.

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Contributed by Susan Leach Snyder on 17 March, 2019 - 10:32am
Last updated 24 June, 2023 - 6:10pm

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 24 June, 2023 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 February, 2020 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Dermaptera nymph?
Just a guess, but the shape of the head and eyes make me think that.
… Tyler Hedlund, 7 January, 2020 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That was my original thought too. The cerci are really long, aren't they.
… Susan Leach Snyder, 10 January, 2020 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 March, 2019 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

Not Collembola but insect larva
Note more than 9 body segments. The furca looks like cerci to me.
Check the attachment of the cerci/furca : in Collembola ventrally on abd.4. In Insecta terminally on last body segment.
… Frans Janssens, 17 March, 2019 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you,
Frans. I didn't think it looked like a collembolan and you are definitely the expert. I've been doing a bit of searching and think it might be a Carabid (Bombardier) larva… Genus Galerita. What do you and others think?

… Susan Leach Snyder, 18 March, 2019 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Sorry
but I cannot help you with this one...
… Frans Janssens, 18 March, 2019 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank
you for helping me eliminate the springtails as a possible ID. I appreciate all of the help!
… Susan Leach Snyder, 19 March, 2019 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

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