Heteromurus nitidus

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]

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[1]
Heteromurus americana Harvey, 1892 Heteromurus nitidus quadriocellata Kseneman Of Maynard, 1951 Heteromurus quadrioculata Schott, 1896 Podura nitidus Templeton, 1835