Tomocerus longicornis

Tomocerus longicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Collembola
Family: Tomoceridae
Genus: Tomocerus
Species: 'Tomocerus longicornis'
Müller, 1776

Tomocerus longicornis is a common species of Collembola. It is identified by the empodium's filament reaching beyond the claw of the foot. It is grey-brown with blue pigment on the femur.[1]
It is approximately 9mm long with long antennae that curl in an unusual spiral shape when touched.[2]

References

  1. ISBN 9781851532209 § 122
  2. ISBN 9781851532209 § 224
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