Deuterosminthurus russatus
| Deuterosminthurus russatus | |
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| Deuterosminthurus russatus resting on a common daisy | |
| A photo of Deuterosminthurus russatus showing its bullet shaped body | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Symphypleona |
| Family: | Bourletiellidae |
| Genus: | Deuterosminthurus |
| Species: | D. russatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Deuterosminthurus russatus (Maynard, 1951)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bourletiella russata Maynard, 1951 | |
Deuterosminthurus russatus is a species of globular springtail in the genus Deuterosminthurus commonly ranging from Western North America to Canada. This species is less well recorded in the east coast of the United States.[1][2][3]
Appearance
This species is overall yellow, with white sideburns. It is bullet shaped, and has fuzzy ended antenna which are four segmented. the basal antennal segment is the smallest of them all. Some Deuterosminthurus russatus have raccoon eyes.[1][4][5]
Color forms
In Canada, there has been a rare red color form found of this species, which was discovered when the microscopic features of this species, which was originally identified via antennal segment, was a complete match.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Deuterosminthurus russatus (E.A.Maynard, 1951)". GBIF. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Deuterosminthurus russatus - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Deuterosminthurus russatus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 5153854110". GBIF. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 5166998459". GBIF. Retrieved 22 December 2025.