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Juvenile - Tomocerus minor

Juvenile - Tomocerus minor
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
Size: 1.0 mm
Not a great image, but these guys just won't hold still.
From a windowsill mini-terrarium with moss and a mix of local springtails (Tomocerus minor, Ceratophysella sp., Isotomurus spp., Entomobrya griseoolivata). I think the parents look like this:

Moved

Tomoceridae juvenile
Quite right, Domingo.
Easily confused with Isotomidae. But it didn't fool you! ;-)

 
As always, Frans, thank you for your help.
Since T. minor is the only Tomoceridae present in the terrarium, I've moved this to the species page.

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