Dicyrtoma fusca

Dicyrtoma fusca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Symphypleona
Family: Dicyrtomidae
Genus: Dicyrtoma
Species:
D. fusca
Binomial name
Dicyrtoma fusca
J.Lubbock, 1873

Dicyrtoma fusca is a species of springtail found in the United States and Europe.[1][2]

This species is reddish in coloration overall with two intersecting dorsal stripes creating a cross shape on the back. The lighter colored form is yellowish red, while the darker form is dark red. It has distinct Dicyrtoma pronged antenna.[2][3][4] They call the lighter yellow species Dicyrtoma fusca Var 1.[5]

This species has the distinct subspecies Dicyrtoma fusca var. rufescens, which has the same antenna, but is predominantly European and has discolored yellowish eyes, and dark red patterning.[3]

Dicyrtoma fusca Var 1

References

  1. ^ "Dicyrtoma fusca (J.Lubbock, 1873)". GBIF. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Purple Globular Springtail - Dicyrtoma fusca". Bug Guide. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Dicyrtoma fusca". NatureSpot. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Dicyrtoma fusca". www.commanster.eu. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Dicyrtoma fusca". unmondedansmonjardin.free.fr. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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