Heteromurus nitidus

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Heteromurus nitidus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Entomobryomorpha
Family: Entomobryidae
Genus: Heteromurus
Species:
H. nitidus
Binomial name
Heteromurus nitidus
(Templeton, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Schott, 1896 Harvey, 1892
  • Templeton, 1835 Heteromurus nitidus quadriocellata
  • Heteromurus americana Kseneman Of Maynard, 1951
  • Heteromurus quadrioculata Podura nitidus

Heteromurus nitidus is a species of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae.[1][2][3][4] This species possess a serie of easily removable scales on its back, that serve as a mean of defence. While captured by beetle scales stick to predator's mouthparts and detach enabling the springtail to run away.[5]

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