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Isotomodes trisetosus Denis, 1923

Colémbolo, Springtail

Slide preparation of Isotomodes trisetosus, housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 26846). Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.
Slide preparation of Isotomodes trisetosus, housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 26846). Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.

Scavenger; littoral to humid forest zones; in litter and under rocks; January-March. Peck (2001) questions if it is Indigenous. Mentions that it is found in Peru and Argentina. Requires additional investigation.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Entomobryomorpha

Superfamily
Isotomoidea

Family
Isotomidae

Genus
Isotomodes

Species
trisetosus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Marchena, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
  • Thibaud, J.M., Najt, J. & Jacquemart, S. (1994) Les Collemboles (lnsecta) de l’Archipel des Galapagos. II. Isotomidae. Bulletin de l’Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 64, 199–204.

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