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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Psocomorpha » Homilopsocidea » Damp Barklice (Elipsocidae) » Reuterella » Reuterella helvimacula
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Globular Springtail ? - Reuterella helvimacula
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Globular Springtail ? - Reuterella helvimacula
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
March 2, 2009
Size: 1.5mm (-1/16")
I apologize for the image quality. It's a very small critter and was in the process of escaping....and was successful.

Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 3 March, 2009 - 10:13am
Last updated 20 March, 2009 - 7:11pm

Reuterella helvimacula (Enderlein 1901), dark form female
Moved from Trogiidae.
Ed Mockford det. His comment: "The not so nice photo is easily identified"
my comment: game--set--match, Sam... congratulations!
… v belov, 20 March, 2009 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

Looks more like a Psocoptera
Looks more like a Psocoptera - bark louse...
… Martin Hauser, 3 March, 2009 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

 
The hind femur does not appea
The hind femur does not appear to be swollen so I would think this is in Trogiidae (Booklice).
… Dennis Haines, 3 March, 2009 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
good point!
good point!
… Martin Hauser, 3 March, 2009 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

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