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Actually good examples of what are commonly known as springtails. At one time classified as insects, but are now in another category of hexapods. The Collembola is now considered a subclass and the different subcategories of these springtails are the orders. This one is an entomobryid collembolan. The furcula is the structure of the spring apparatus situated at the rear of the body and it folds forward and clasps on the ventral side of the body. A quick release propels the creature from the substrate surface. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. | Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist Entomophagy Research Division of Invertebrate Zoology | American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street | New York, New York 10024-5192 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax The New York Entomological Society, Inc. www.nyentsoc.org<http://www.nyentsoc.org/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Crista Pack [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Pest ID This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello, This morning the following four pests were caught in an Archives processing area, on someone's desk. They suspect that they came out of a box of documents that were being processed, but are not certain. There are also boxes nearby from recent supply shipments. The pests were caught with pieces of scotch tape and, as a result, are slightly mangled. They range in size from 2mm - 3mm. I know they're pretty smashed, but I was hoping some components that are visible might provide clues to what they are? Thanks in advance! Best, Crista Pack ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
