Hypogastrura vernalis is a rare species. The tibiotarsi of the legs each have only one clavate tenant seta and the empodial appendage of the foot possesses a lamella (Fig. 1). The dorsal side of abd5 has THREE setae either side of the midline and the ventral tube has only 4+4 setae. There is only one specimen in the NHML collection which fits the description of this species from a littoral site at Falmouth collected by Bagnall in 1943. However it is not in very good condition.
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