Cyphoderus albinus, information
Class: COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870
Order: ENTOMOBRYOMORPHA Börner, 1913
Family: Cyphoderidae Börner, 1913
Species: Cyphoderus albinus Nicolet, 1847. Common and wide spread.
This species of springtail is completely blind, has no eyes. Moves agile, as an Ant.
Short shiny springtail from ants nests, there are similar-looking species!
As the eyeless Pseudosinella spec.
Sertainty is only to get if you can view the spring fork.
This has a relatively large mucro, a claw-like segment at the end of the fork.
See the springtail lying on the back.
Species that can be confused with it:
Pseudosinella spec.