Sminthurus mencenbergae
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| Sminthurus mencenbergae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Sminthuridae |
| Genus: | Sminthurus |
| Species: | S. mencenbergae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sminthurus mencenbergae Snider, 1983 | |
Sminthurus mencenbergae is a species of springtail in the genus Sminthurus that is endemic to the east coast of North America.[1][2][3][4]
This species is normally light brown, with dark brown line patterns forming a 2 pronged v, through a dorsal line. the face usually has three stripes, two in the side, one in the middle. antenna are 2-3 segmented and a little spikey.[5][1]
Many cases also have a dark cross line through the middle dorsal stripe.[6]