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Lathriopyga longiseta is a highly distinctive purple collembolan (Fig. 1) known as Neanura hystrix in earlier literature. The body setae are very long (Figs. 2, 3), there are two ocelli on each side of the head and there is no furca. Lathriopyga longiseta has been found recently in several sites including damp woodland and ornamental gardens and is likely to be present throughout the West Country. In September 2003, I found several specimens on the underside of fallen branches on the ground at Trengwainton Gardens (National Trust) in West Cornwall.
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