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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae » Hypogastrura » Snow flea (Hypogastrura nivicola)
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Hypogastrura - Hypogastrura nivicola
Copyright © 2010 Charley Eiseman

Hypogastrura - Hypogastrura nivicola
Butter Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
February 21, 2010

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 February, 2010 - 8:48pm
Last updated 24 February, 2010 - 10:48am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 February, 2010 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Hypogastrura nivicola
In this shot you can see the chaetotaxy on the 4th abdominal segment.
There are 3 transverse rows of setae. The middle row is only partially present (the most inner setae are missing). This is characteristic for nivicola. Small anal spines seem present. The setae on the head behind the eyes cannot be counted.
So it remains an educated guess...
… Frans Janssens, 24 February, 2010 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I will try for more diagnostic shots as I get more comfortable with this new camera.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 February, 2010 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

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