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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Coecobrya » Coecobrya tenebricosa
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Coecobrya tenebricosa
Copyright © 2022 tellorcha

Coecobrya tenebricosa
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
December 28, 2022
Found in isopod enclosure I am watching for a friend. These were swarming old carrots and preferred the more humid sections of the enclosure.

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Coecobrya tenebricosa Coecobrya tenebricosa
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Contributed by tellorcha on 28 December, 2022 - 4:53pm
Last updated 31 December, 2022 - 1:02pm

Moved
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 December, 2022 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Coecobrya tenebricosa
… Frans Janssens, 29 December, 2022 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

 
C. tenebricosa identifying features?
Hello! This is long after you identified my C. tenebricosa images, but I've been trying to improve my collembola ID skills recently and wanted to ask what features were representative of the species in my pictures?

I'm still struggling with many of the white-ish/pink-ish/gray-ish Entomobryomorpha species as they're so indistinct at first glance. If you have the chance, I'd be curious to know what characteristics of C. tenebricosa enabled you to identify the species, and if there are any specific traits of the genus in general. No rush on a response, and thanks so much for your help!
… tellorcha, 3 November, 2023 - 5:37am login or register to post comments

 
Features used :
1. habitat = in culture of some other arthropod
2. eyes absent
The most common eyeless Entomobryid found in greehouses in the USA = C. tenebricosa
To confirm the genus we need a close-up of the shape of the mucro in lateral aspect.
… Frans Janssens, 3 November, 2023 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 December, 2022 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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