Can you ID this for me?

[ScorpDude]

I would try to get a picture but my camera isn't good enough.

They are small white woodlice, no bigger than maybe 4-5mm. The adults appear to have a dark stripe running down the middle of the body of the bug. I'm not sure if its just not as obviously but the smaller ones don't appear to have it?

If you need any more info I'll try to provide it.

 

[JCola]

a couple of questions... where did you see them/find them? what were they doing? and are you sure they're woodlice and are asking for a genus/species name? they could be collembola... but a little more info would help.

 

[ScorpDude]

They came in a roach culture I bought (I asked the person I got em off but he doesn't know either) they were in the compost, just moving around. They look like woodlice to me but they are really small so its hard to tell

 

[Waspman]

They might be Zorapterans (genus Zorotypus).

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If they are Zorapterans, they're harmless. They feed on mites and smaller insects.

 

[ScorpDude]

mmmmm, I'm thinking they might actually be Trichorhina tomentosa