Orchesella cincta (Linnaeus, 1758), (a springtail)


30 Jun 2006 at OSGR: TQ50 in East Sussex, England

Record Summaryon dock
Found as
Date30 June 2006
Associated organismRumex
OS grid refOSGR: TQ50
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E
Vice CountyEast Sussex, VC no: 14
CountryEngland

Notes:

Id by Frans Janssens who writes: "A juvenile specimen. Note the teratological aberration in its antennae. They are asymmetrical. The left antenna has been broken and is partially recovered. Specimens with asymmetrical antennae are typically found in the genus Orchesella.

The genus Orchesella is characterised by the subsegmentation of the two basal segments. It appears as if the antenna has 6 segments instead of the usual 4. This condition can be observed well in the right antenna of this specimen."

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