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Genus Orchesella

young one? - Orchesella hexfasciata Elongate-bodied Springtail - Orchesella springtail - Orchesella villosa Springtail - Orchesella villosa Springtail - Orchesella cincta Unknown Springtail - Orchesella cincta Orchesella cincta Unknown Springtail - Orchesella bulba
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongate-bodied Springtails)
Superfamily Entomobryoidea
Family Entomobryidae (Slender Springtails)
Subfamily Orchesellinae
Genus Orchesella
Explanation of Names
Orchesella Templeton 1836
Numbers
?14 spp. in our area • >100 total(1)
See Also
Homidia has a longer fourth abdominal segment
Works Cited
1.Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World
Contributed by tom murray on 5 July, 2006 - 5:04pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 15 December, 2023 - 8:26pm

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