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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Sminthuroidea » Bourletiellidae » Pseudobourletiella » Pseudobourletiella spinata
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Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - female
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - Female
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 13, 2008
Size: 2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 15 June, 2008 - 11:18am
Last updated 17 June, 2008 - 5:07am

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… tom murray, 16 June, 2008 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Pseudobourletiella spinata
Indeed, Tom. Well done.

You might want to try to shoot them on a dark background. Then the characteristic frontal directed spines dorsally on the 6th abdominal segment of the adult males should be visible in lateral aspect pictures.
… Frans Janssens, 16 June, 2008 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

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