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springtail - Isotomurus
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

springtail - Isotomurus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
January 13, 2008
Size: about 1.5-2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 13 January, 2008 - 7:11pm
Last updated 14 January, 2008 - 11:20am

Thanks Frans
The id to genus is a lot better than what I had it at:-)
… tom murray, 14 January, 2008 - 11:20am

Isotomurus sp.
At first I thought it was Hydroisotoma schaefferi, but the long tapering dentes match with the related genus Isotomurus.
I cannot see the macrosetae at the terminal body segments. And the dorsal pigment pattern is not distinct enough to do a further ID.
… Frans Janssens, 14 January, 2008 - 9:38am

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