Tomocerus minor

Tomocerus minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Entognatha
Subclass:	Collembola
Order:	Entomobryomorpha
Family:	Tomoceridae
Genus:	Tomocerus
Species:	T. minor
Binomial name
	Tomocerus minor; (Lubbock, 1862)[1]

Tomocerus minor is a species of springtail in the family Tomoceridae. It is widespread from the Arctic to Europe, Western and Central Asia down to the Sino-Japanese, Northern and Pacific North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean mainland and New Zealand.[2]

Tomocerus minor can be up to 4.5 millimetres (0.18 in) long,[3] with antennae that are shorter than the body and a characteristic uniform bluish iridisation.

References

"ITIS standard report - Tomocerus minor (Lubbock, 1862)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
Frans Janssens. "Checklist of the Collembola". Retrieved March 24, 2008.
Steve Hopkin. "Tomocerus minor in the UK and Ireland". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2008.

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[ITIS_-_Tomocerus_minor_(Lubbock,_1862)-1] "ITIS standard report - Tomocerus minor (Lubbock, 1862)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[2] Frans Janssens. "Checklist of the Collembola". Retrieved March 24, 2008.

[3] Steve Hopkin. "Tomocerus minor in the UK and Ireland". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2008.