Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown springtail

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 25-08-2010 12:56
#1
Minute insect (about 1mm), found in my bathroom. I suppose it is a larva (of a bug?) but am not sure.

Thanks
Joaquim Gaspar
Edited by Alvesgaspar on 25-08-2010 13:12

Posted by mwkozlowski on 25-08-2010 13:04
#2
a springtail

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 25-08-2010 13:09
#3
Thank you, mwkozlowski! So, it is an adult insect. Could it be a Entomobrya sp.?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 25-08-2010 16:19
#4
I have contacted Dr. Frans Jassens who promptly answered:


"indeed it is definitely Entomobrya.

I have 2 candidate species:
1. E. multifasciata
2. Female E. atrocincta
They are difficult to distinguish on habitus pictures. Were there any orange/black Entomobrya specimens found in the close neighbourhood? If yes: atrocincta, if no: multifasciata."