| Mniobia tentans; dorsal view, whirling. Length (whirling) about 270µm. |
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| Mniobia tentans; lateral view, whirling. |
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| Mniobia tentans; upper left image: head with rostrum and divided lamella. Upper right image: trophi with dental formula 3/3. Lower images: foot with cone-shaped spurs with interspace and adhesive plate instead of toes. |
| Identification of this species is problematic: Although the head with the 2-lobed upper lip looks like a Macrotrachela species, there is none with the dental formula 3/3. The adhesive plate makes clear that it must be a Mniobia, but none of the descriptions of DONNER fits exactly the features of this species. M. tentans or M. bredensis come closest. |
| Location: Eifel, Germany |
| Habitat: beech litter (Fagus) |
| Date: 8.10.2013 |
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