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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya » Entomobrya atrocincta
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Entomobryomorpha -- ID request - Entomobrya atrocincta - female
Copyright © 2013 John Schneider

Entomobryomorpha -- ID request - Entomobrya atrocincta - Female
Galleria area, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 5, 2012
Size: < 1 mm BL
Wondering if it's possible to get past order with this image. Not sure if it's an adult or not.
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Contributed by John Schneider on 24 December, 2013 - 2:48am
Last updated 2 February, 2016 - 6:48pm

Moved
Moved from Entomobrya nr nigrocincta.

For the rationale behind this move, please see the discussion under the image below:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 February, 2016 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Thanks, Ken and Frans!
and Merry Christmas to both of you!
… John Schneider, 24 December, 2013 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.

I'll gladly settle for getting the genus right. :)

A Merry Xmas to you, too!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 December, 2013 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Entomobrya atrocincta, female
Close, Ken!
Entomobrya atrocincta is a dimorph species. The sexes look completely different. The female matches E. multifasciata. The difference is the colour of the mesothorax. In E. atrocincta, both males and females have a white mesothorax. The mesothorax is the 1st dorsally visible thoracic segment in Entomobryomorpha. In E. multifasciata the mesothorax is yellow, as the other body segments.

Merry Xmas!
… Frans Janssens, 24 December, 2013 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

You could try...
Frans' key, here.

I'm thinking Entomobryidae--maybe something in/near Entomobrya:



I'll be interested to learn if I'm anywhere close. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 December, 2013 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
Looks very close
if not right on the money! Thanks for the link to the key, as well.
… John Schneider, 24 December, 2013 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… John Schneider, 24 December, 2013 - 3:38am login or register to post comments

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