Dicyrtomina saundersi

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Dicyrtomina saundersi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Symphypleona
Family: Dicyrtomidae
Genus: Dicyrtomina
Species:
D. saundersi
Binomial name
Dicyrtomina saundersi
(J.Lubbock, 1862)

Dicyrtomina saundersi is a species of springtail in the genus Dicyrtomina . [1] [2] It was first described by John Lubbock in 1862.

Appearance

Illustration of D. saundersi. Papirius ornatus, Monograph of the Collembola and Thysanura, Plate 9.jpg
Illustration of D. saundersi.

The species appears as a plump springtail with a reddish "pine tree" pattern. The species also has two yellow dots on the top of it. The sides of the adults are dark brown. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dicyrtomina saundersi (J.Lubbock, 1862)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. 1 2 "Dicyrtomina saundersi | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. sageost (2024-12-04). "Dicyrtomina saundersi". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-04.