Willowsia buski | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Entognatha (?) |
Subclass: | Collembola |
Family: | Entomobryidae |
Genus: | Willowsia |
Species: | W. buski |
Binomial name | |
Willowsia buski (Lubbock, 1870) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Willowsia buski, the damp grain springtail, is a species of slender springtail in the family Entomobryidae. It is found in abundance throughout North America and Europe, and likely has a cosmopolitan distribution. [1] [2] [3] It can sometimes be found infesting stores of dry goods (like grain) that have become contaminated with high moisture, giving rise to the name "damp grain springtail".
Willowsia buski is a medium-sized springtail, averaging 1-2mm in length. It has a smooth, dark-purple to black appearance, with fine setae present over the body's surface. The head is generally a lighter color, allowing for easy distinction from similar species. Like all members of Entomobryidae, it has four, roughly equal antennal segments. [4]
Entomobryidae, sometimes called "slender springtails", is a family of springtails characterised by having an enlarged fourth abdominal segment and a well-developed furcula. Species in this family may be heavily scaled and can be very colourful. The scale-less Entomobryidae are commonly caught in pitfall traps around the planet, and also occur in canopy faunas high up in trees. There are more than 1700 described species in Entomobryidae.
Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects. Although the three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Entognatha because they have internal mouthparts, they do not appear to be any more closely related to one another than they are to all insects, which have external mouthparts.
Willowsia is a genus of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae. There are about six described species in Willowsia.
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Orchesella zebra is a species of slender springtail in the family Entomobryidae.
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