Diplatys flavicollis (Shiraki, 1907)
[Japanese name = Dô-Boso-Hasami-Mushi]
Photo by K. Kohno (at Ishigaki-jima island, Okinawa pref., Japan)
Taxonomy
Family Diplatyidae [Japanese family name = Dô-Boso-Hasami-Mushi Ka]
Distribution
Japan: Ishigaki-jima island, Iriomote-jima island; Another countries: Taiwan
Habitat
This species is always found near stream in woods.
Seasonal Life History
Seasonal life history of this species is unknown.
Comments by Kohno
I found this species always near the stream in woods in Ishigaki-jima and Iriomote-jima islands. Individuals especially nymphs can easily ran into the stream.
References
- Ichikawa, A. and Kohno, K., 1999. New record of Diplatys (Syndiplatys) flavicollis (Dermaptera: Diplatyidae) from Japan. Tettigonia 1(2): 99-100.
- Sakai, S., 1985. Dermapterorum Catalogus. XVIII: 660-663, 1024.
- Sakai, S., 1996. Dermapterorum Catalogus. XXXI: Notes on the contemporary classification of Dermaptera and recent references on Dermaptera. Bull. Daito Bunka Univ., (Natural Sciences) 34: 1-132.
- Shiraki, T., 1907. Neue Blattiden und Forficuliden Japans. Trans. Sap. Nat. Hist. Soc. 2: 103-111.
last updated on January, 2001
