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Genus Hypogastrura

Snow Flea - Hypogastrura harveyi Unknown - Hypogastrura springtail - Hypogastrura Springtail - Hypogastrura Springtails in the Retreat forest.  - Hypogastrura Hypogastrura Springtail – order Poduromorpha - Hypogastrura Hypogastrura tooliki
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Poduromorpha
Family Hypogastruridae
Genus Hypogastrura
Other Common Names
H. nivicola, H. harveyi, and H. tooliki are active in winter and are called "snow fleas".
Explanation of Names
Bourlet 1839
Numbers
~80 spp. in our area, >170 total
Identification
diagnostic characters per Frans Janssens:
few setae per segment • short furca • small anal spines • 8 ocelli in each eyepatch
Habitat