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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae » Ceratophysella
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Hypogastruridae? - Ceratophysella
Copyright © 2021 Wendy Duncan

Hypogastruridae? - Ceratophysella
Washougal, Clark County, Washington, USA
January 1, 2021
Size: ~1mm
Found on lit fabric in mature backyard. This individual appears quite different from the Poduromorpha I usually see. It seemed considerably smaller and it moved very fast. All the others I've seen just plod along at a leisurely pace. Also it is much lighter in color than I usually see. I hope I captured enough detail to get a good ID.

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Contributed by Wendy Duncan on 2 February, 2021 - 11:12pm
Last updated 16 May, 2021 - 10:50am

Moved
Moved from Poduromorpha.
… Harsi S. Parker, 16 May, 2021 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

Ceratophysella sp.
Four generic diagnostic characters can be recognised :
1. presence of short *and* longer dorsal setae
2. eye with 8 ocelli
3. 2 distinct anal spines
4. the thickening of the joint of ant.3/4 is caused by the presence of an inflatable sticky sac
… Frans Janssens, 3 February, 2021 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Frans.
I will submit some photos of the one I usually see so I can be sure they are different species.
… Wendy Duncan, 5 February, 2021 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

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