Dicyrtoma fusca
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| Dicyrtoma fusca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Dicyrtomidae |
| Genus: | Dicyrtoma |
| Species: | D. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicyrtoma fusca J.Lubbock, 1873 | |
Dicyrtoma fusca is a species of springtail found in the United States and Europe.[1][2]
This species is reddish in coloration overall with two intersecting dorsal stripes creating a cross shape on the back. The lighter colored form is yellowish red, while the darker form is dark red. It has distinct Dicyrtoma pronged antenna.[2][3][4] They call the lighter yellow species Dicyrtoma fusca Var 1.[5]
This species has the distinct subspecies Dicyrtoma fusca var. rufescens, which has the same antenna, but is predominantly European and has discolored yellowish eyes, and dark red patterning.[3]
