| Dicyrtomina ornata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Dicyrtomidae |
| Genus: | Dicyrtomina |
| Species: | D. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicyrtomina ornata (H.Nicolet, 1842) | |
Dicyrtomina ornata is a species of springtail in the genus Dicyrtomina native to the US and Europe. [1]
The abdomen has a large arrow shape and overall the coloration of this species is orangeish brown. The sides have brownish highlights and the back has two brown patches. [2] [3] [4]
This species also has sparse, but concentrated, hairs on the back of the abdomen. [5] [2] [6]
Dicyrtomina ornata f. couloni is a form of Dicyrtomina ornata formerly classified as a separate species. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
The appearance of this form of Dicytromina ornata is the normal overall body shape, with a more prominent patch on the back of the springtail, and 1-2 broken up lines towards the end. [7] [11]
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