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Entomobrya multifasciata
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Aranya Karighattam
Entomobrya multifasciata? -
Entomobrya multifasciata
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 28, 2021
Crawling on a white plastic fence.
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Contributed by
Aranya Karighattam
on 4 April, 2022 - 2:39pm
Last updated 7 January, 2023 - 6:31pm
Moved
Moved from
Entomobrya
.
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Aranya Karighattam
, 7 January, 2023 - 6:32pm
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Moved
Moved from
Slender Springtails
.
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Aranya Karighattam
, 6 January, 2023 - 10:31am
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Of 2021?
This is a tough one. It could be E. multifasciata or a female E. atrocincta. To be sure you need a close-up shot of abd.5+6 in dorsal view.
In E. multifasciata there is a transverse band on abd.5
See https://www.collembola.org/images/uk/cann/Entomobrya-multifasciata-20191015-AJ-Cann-UK-England-Oadby-and-Wigston-s.jpg
In female E. atrocincta there are bilateral spots on abd.5
See https://www.collembola.org/images/bradford/Entomobrya-atrocincta-female-20081118-Ashley-Bradford-USA-Northern-Virginia.jpg
Complications : if a faecal pellet is present in the hindgut then it may appear as if there is a transverse band on abd.5
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Frans Janssens
, 5 April, 2022 - 10:02am
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Additional photo
Dear Frans,
Thank you so much for the id. This was taken in 2021. I have uploaded another photo of the same individual. There appears to be a transverse band.
Please let me know what you think. Thank you!
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Aranya Karighattam
, 6 April, 2022 - 2:20pm
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Entomobrya multifasciata
Is then the verdict ;-)
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Frans Janssens
, 6 January, 2023 - 11:54am
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Thx for confirming the date.
The extra shot is not convincing. Notice that the 'transverse band' on abd.5 does not seems to be continuous : at the 'left (in img)' side the 'band' is pale... Given it is not a dorsal shot, but a dorsolateral shot, the pale part could be the middle of abd.5.
The best ID = Entomobrya sp. (multifasciata or female atrocincta).
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Frans Janssens
, 6 April, 2022 - 2:38pm
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