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Elongate-bodied Springtail - Lepidocyrtus
Copyright © 2009 Lynn Bergen

Elongate-bodied Springtail - Lepidocyrtus
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 24, 2009
Size: very tiny
Found on the under side of a board in the garden, running away very fast.
Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 25 September, 2009 - 5:54am
Last updated 27 September, 2009 - 6:47am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Lynn Bergen, 27 September, 2009 - 6:47am

Lepidocyrtus sp.
The pattern resembles the European Willowsia platani, but the antennae are shorter and the black 'knees' on the hindlegs are absent.
… Frans Janssens, 27 September, 2009 - 4:13am

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