| Heteromurus nitidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Entomobryidae |
| Genus: | Heteromurus |
| Species: | H. nitidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteromurus nitidus (Templeton, 1835) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Heteromurus nitidus is a species of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] This species possess a serie of easily removable scales on its back, that serve as a mean of defence. While captured by beetle scales stick to predator's mouthparts and detach enabling the springtail to run away. [5]
