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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Sminthuroidea » Bourletiellidae » Pseudobourletiella » Pseudobourletiella spinata
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Collembola - Pseudobourletiella spinata - male
Copyright © 2012 Scott Justis

Collembola - Pseudobourletiella spinata - Male
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
January 1, 2012
Size: ~1.5mm
I'm fairly certain this is Pseudobourletiella spinata. Maybe immature or freshly molted due to the strange color of this specimen. Another interesting one for Frans :^)...and BG!

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 3 January, 2012 - 11:08am
Last updated 5 January, 2012 - 5:09pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 January, 2012 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Pseudobourletiella spinata
Indeed a subadult male specimen. There is no sign of the secondary sexual characters dorsally on abd.6 (spiny structures). But the yellow front between the eyepatches indicate the specimen is a male.
Great catch, Scott!
… Frans Janssens, 5 January, 2012 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
for the confirmation and the info Frans. Some interesting color variations in this species.
… Scott Justis, 5 January, 2012 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

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