Heteromurus nitidus

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Heteromurus nitidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Heteromurus nitidus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.^{[dead link]}
^ "Heteromurus nitidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Heteromurus nitidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ Hopkin, Stephen P. (1997). Biology of springtails: Insecta: Collembola. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854084-7.

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[itis-1] "Heteromurus nitidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[catlife-2] "Heteromurus nitidus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.^{[dead link]}

[gbif-3] "Heteromurus nitidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[bugref-4] "Heteromurus nitidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

[5] Hopkin, Stephen P. (1997). Biology of springtails: Insecta: Collembola. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854084-7.

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