<p>L: 2-3 mm
</p><p><b>Characteristics: </b>These globular springtails are dark brown, llegs and head brighter then the body. The base of the body shows a lightish „Y“-marking and bright bristles. Compound eyes composed of eight ommatidia (single eyes).
</p><p><b>Habitat</b> moist habitats near to the ground surface.
</p><p><b>food</b> humus / detritus (Humusbildner)
</p><p>Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfüßer)
Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816
Class: Entognatha STUMMER-TRAUNFELS, 1891 (Sackkiefler)
Order: Collembola LUBBOCK, 1870 (collembolans or springtails, Springschwämze)
Suborder:Symphypleona BÖRNER, 1901 
Superfamily: Sminthuroidea BRETFELD, 1994
Family: Sminthuridae LUBBOCK, 1862 (globular springtails, Kugelspringer)
Subfamily: Sminthurinae LUBBOCK, 1862 [sensu DEHARVENG, L, 2004]
Genus: <i>Allacma</i> BÖRNER, 1906
<i>Allacma fusca</i> LINNAEUS, 1758
[det. Frans Janssens, 2013, based on photos]
</p><p>more info: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/allacma-fusca">www.naturespot.org.uk/species/allacma-fusca</a>
more info (German): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.naturspaziergang.de/Andere/Collembola/Allacma_fusca.htm">www.naturspaziergang.de/Andere/Collembola/Allacma_fusca.htm</a>
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Germany, Lower Saxonia, vic. Müden (Aller): Flettmar, 05.07.2013
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/51216897@N07">gbohne</a> from Berlin, Germany
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