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Springtail IMG_1333 - Pseudosinella violenta
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Springtail IMG_1333 - Pseudosinella violenta
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
May 20, 2012
My two guesses are Cyphoderus similis and Pseudosinella violenta but neither seem quit right. There are plenty of ants around but I do not recall there being any in the exact spot that I found this fellow.
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 15 May, 2013 - 3:54am
Last updated 18 May, 2013 - 7:30am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 May, 2013 - 7:30am

Pseudosinella violenta
is the best educated guess, IMHO.
… Frans Janssens, 16 May, 2013 - 4:57pm

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