- unscaled
- elongated body and body segments of approximately equal length (c.f. Entomobryidae, abd4 more than twice as long as abd3)
- antennae with 4 segments of similar length
- 8+8 ocelli
- furca & PAO present
- no anal spines
Ocelli:
Desoria - covered in short setae (hairs); ocelli B-D-E in straight line; mucro has four teeth but does not possess a lateral seta, apical tooth is large (c.f. Isotomurus); no teeth on manubrium (c.f. Isotoma); Hopkin key #224
Isotoma - long macrosetae on all body segments; ocelli C-D-E in straight line; mucro has three teeth; bothriotricha absent; Hopkin key #220
Isotomurus - long macrosetae on abd4-6 only; ocelli B-D-E in straight line; mucro has four teeth, apical tooth smaller than the others (c.f. Desoria); bothriotricha present; Hopkin key #209 (pigmentation patterns).
Vertagopus - no long macrosetae but a fuzzy cover of short setae; mucro has four teeth; tibiotarsi (adjacent to claws) have clavate tenant (knobbed) setae; only two British species; Hopkin key #215
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