Dicyrtomina saundersi - Male
Lots of these globular springtails in leaf-litter at the moment. This individual was under a piece of fallen bark in a local churchyard. Around 1.5mm.
This is a male. They often have pigmented "cheeks"; where the pigmentation reaches the underside of the eye. The genital papilla is visible to, just anterior to the final abdominal segments (the small abdomen). Dicyrtomina saundersi also has pigmentation in the form of a multi-barred cross on the rear of the large abdomen.
Dicyrtomina saundersi - Male
Lots of these globular springtails in leaf-litter at the moment. This individual was under a piece of fallen bark in a local churchyard. Around 1.5mm.
This is a male. They often have pigmented "cheeks"; where the pigmentation reaches the underside of the eye. The genital papilla is visible to, just anterior to the final abdominal segments (the small abdomen). Dicyrtomina saundersi also has pigmentation in the form of a multi-barred cross on the rear of the large abdomen.