Dicyrtoma

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Dicyrtoma fusca
Dicyrtoma fusca is a species of globular springtail in the family Dicyrtomidae, distributed across the United States and Europe. The species exhibits variable coloration ranging from yellowish-red to dark red, with a distinctive pattern of two intersecting dorsal stripes forming a cross shape on the back. A lighter form (var. 1) and a darker subspecies (D. fusca var. rufescens) have been described, with the latter being predominantly European and characterized by yellowish eyes. The species possesses the characteristic pronged antennae typical of the genus Dicyrtoma.
springtail globular-springtail Collembola Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae Dicyrtoma Dicyrtoma-fusca Dicyrtoma-fusca-var.-rufescens Dicyrtoma-fusca-Var-1 United-States Europe Azores Arctic Sub-arctic Lubbock-1873 pronged-antennae dorsal-stripes cross-pattern reddish-coloration yellowish-red dark-red variable-coloration eye-coloration subspecies color-variant