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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Lepidocyrtinae » Lepidocyrtus
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Genus Lepidocyrtus - Lepidocyrtus
Copyright © 2023 comores3

Genus Lepidocyrtus - Lepidocyrtus
Harris County, Texas, USA
May 16, 2023
Size: 1-2 mm
I'm investigating whether i can use this species as a model organism in a lab experiment. I would appreciate any guidance as to narrow down to species.

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Contributed by comores3 on 16 May, 2023 - 11:02pm
Last updated 17 May, 2023 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2023 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Lepidocyrtus sp.
Indeed.
For species ID :
Step 1 : are antennae and legs w/o or with scales?
… Frans Janssens, 17 May, 2023 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

 
.
With scales. I added a photo to check if what I'm seeing there is indeed scales though.
… comores3, 27 May, 2023 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not convinced
I see at least 1 scale but that is a body scale.
Try to focus on ant.1 and ant.2
… Frans Janssens, 27 May, 2023 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

 
No scales
I just checked ant don't see any on the antenna
… comores3, 27 May, 2023 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Next : step 8
Is a microscopic character :
is the labial seta r
well developed
or
absent or vestigial?
Labial seta r is the distinctly smallest seta of a row of 5-6 setae at the margin of the labium (underlip).
… Frans Janssens, 28 May, 2023 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 May, 2023 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

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