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Sensillanura?
Copyright © 2024 Dave Webb

Sensillanura?
Fallston, Harford County, Maryland, USA
April 15, 2024
Size: 1.5 mm
Found inside well-decayed hardwood log. Possibly S. caeca? ID help appreciated.

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Contributed by Dave Webb on 15 April, 2024 - 10:17pm
Last updated 14 July, 2024 - 5:57pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… v belov, 14 July, 2024 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Could be.
Apparantly 5 abdominal segments are visible from dorsal aspect. Can we see what happened with the 6th abdominal segment (in ventral or lateral aspect)?
… Frans Janssens, 16 April, 2024 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
second specimen from same location
(I almost forgot about this).

From the same piece of rotten wood I found and photographed another springtail that looked very similar to this one, and which I would assume is of the same species. I didn't upload photos of this other springtail, because its head was traumatically injured. These photos DO include lateral and ventral views. I can submit them as a new BG record, or email to your collembola.org address. Let me know your preference.
… Dave Webb, 16 April, 2024 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Feel free
to post them at BG.
… Frans Janssens, 17 April, 2024 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately ...
... no lateral or ventral shots taken. This springtail was very active and I could never get a lateral presentation.
… Dave Webb, 16 April, 2024 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

 
It could be
a juvenile S. barberi given it has 2+2 ocelli. And if I darken the img I can see 2 dark parallel spots at the level of abd.5 which suggest 2 tubercles are present at abd.5 and/or abd.6 hidden under 5 is bilobed.
… Frans Janssens, 17 April, 2024 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

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