Species Entomobrya katzi

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · See Also

Elongate-bodied Springtail - Entomobrya katzi

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 Entomobryinae

Genus Entomobrya

Species katzi (Entomobrya katzi)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

nearctic records of E. intermedia refer to this species

Explanation of Names

Entomobrya katzi Baquero, E, Jordana, R et Ortuño, VM, 2022:436

Identification

"...typically pigmented with a W-shape at the anterior part of the 4th abdominal segment (in front of the the 2 parallel lines). In some specimens the inner part of the W-shape (the inverted V) is more faint. This is common in juveniles." (comment by Frans Janssens)

Range

Nearctic

See Also

The difference with E. multifasciata is that in E. intermedia the longitudinal lateral pigmentation on the 4th abdominal segment is continuous while in E. multifasciata it is interrupted halfway. (comment by Frans Janssens)

Contributed by tom murray on 26 December, 2006 - 9:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, KenW
Last updated 20 March, 2024 - 11:37am

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