Archaeognatha - Mesomachilis

Moved

… v belov, 4 December, 2012 - 6:51am

formidable beast. will be waiting for a name...

… v belov, 3 December, 2012 - 8:49am

Mesomachlis?

I am guessing that this is Mesomachilis because it looks like there might be scales on the antennal flagellum. Since this appears to be a preserved specimen, can you obtain close-ups of the antennae and lateral ocelli (just below the compound eyes on the face)? If you can see that there are scales on the antennal flagellum, then this is Machilidae. Mesomachilis is the only genus in the Machilidae known from the western US.

… Matthew Bowser, 3 December, 2012 - 11:27am

thanks!!

hopefully those pictures I just added help! I couldn't tell if there were scales or not?

… Derek Uhey, 3 December, 2012 - 9:04pm

Mesomachilis

There are scales on the flagellum, so it is Mesomachilis.

… Matthew Bowser, 3 December, 2012 - 10:23pm

thank you very much

neat beast!

… Derek Uhey, 3 December, 2012 - 10:30pm