Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix marmorata

I spotted this tiny springtail on the pores of a mushroom. It had a very ornate, dorsal pattern.

Habitat: Deciduous forest.

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Excellent to see someone else adding to the Collembola here! :o) I've been meaning to do more, but I need to get a lot of ID checked before I dare upload ;o) Kudos & cheers, Arp Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  They are fantastic, little creatures. I see them quite a bit on mushrooms and have started taking pictures of them :) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    Good initiative - keep them coming! :o) If you have problems with IDs I might have some friends as backup to consult ;o)
    http://www.janvanduinen.nl/collembolaengels.html
    http://collembola.org/ Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks so much for the links! I do have so much trouble with IDing them, which is why I rarely post any. Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Sorry had some issues with a duplicate species, should be fixed now. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Ok, thanks. Posted 6 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Hi Christine, Bugguide still lists ornata as "forma" of Dicyrtomina minuta, but in following Frans Janssens' website collembola.org the formas ornata and saundersi are now separate species in their own right, so I'll change the ID to that ...
Will check my images next week if I can find a true minuta ...

P.S. Having a better look, I'm wondering if this might not rather be some Ptenothrix ? Possibly P. beta or P. maculosa ??
Maybe we should ask Frans to have a look, or did you have this one ID'd by him on BugGuide? Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much for the correction, Arp.
  
  I searched through my images on BG and don't think I ever posted it there, which surprises me because I don't usually go rogue with challenging IDs for creatures, such as springtails. Hmm. Perhaps I should post it there? Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I just posted it on BG:
    https://bugguide.net/node/view/1920798 Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I got a correction on BG from Frans Janssens. It is Ptenothrix marmorata! Thanks for the nudge, Arp. Posted 4 years ago

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By Christine Young

Uploaded Nov 3, 2018. Captured Aug 5, 2018 10:06 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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