Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus is a species of bristletail native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China) and introduced in North America.
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus head Slightly smaller than Machilis germanica and fairly uniform in the colour pattern of the scales. Eyes are evenly brownnish and the triagngular black ocelli are placed under the central corners of the eye (on the "nose"). Geotagged,Jumping Bristletail,Machilidae,Microcoryphia,Netherlands,Trigoniophthalmus,Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Naming

Synonyms
Machilis britannica Womersley, 1930
Trigoniophthalmus britannicus (Womersley, 1930)
Trigoniophthalmus alternatus duo Slightly smaller than Machilis germanica and fairly uniform in the colour pattern of the scales. Eyes are evenly brownnish and the triagngular black ocelli are placed under the central corners of the eye (on the "nose"). The greyish specimen on the lower left of this image is getting ready to moult. Microcoryphia keep on moulting and growing as long as they live, also after reaching adulthood, which is quite unusual in "Insects" (there is some discussion if these should be classified as such). Geotagged,Jumping Bristletail,Machilidae,Microcoryphia,Netherlands,Trigoniophthalmus,Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

Reproduction

North American population is parthenogenetic.

References:

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http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9a17ab01f4c28d90e8fe7573fc7d1336
http://bugguide.net/node/view/248042
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderArchaeognatha
FamilyMachilidae
GenusTrigoniophthalmus
SpeciesTrigoniophthalmus alternatus
Photographed in
France
Netherlands
United States of America