Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773)
[Japanese name = Ô-Hasami-Mushi]
Photo by K. Kohno (Morioka city, Iwate pref., Japan)
Taxonomy
Family Labiduridae [Japanese family name = Ô-Hasami-Mushi Ka]
Distribution
Japan: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa islands; Another countries: Cosmopolitan
Habitat
Plain land
Seasonal Life History
Unknown
Morphological Variation
Wing form of this species is polymorphic.
Comments by Kohno
This species seems to inhabit dry land like seashore and river banks of large river. Macropretous form of this species is often attracted to lights.
References
- Entomological Laboratory, Fuculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University and Japan Wildlife Research Center, 1989. A check list of Japanese insects, I. (Y. Hirashima ed.) Entomological Laboratory, Fuculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka and Japan Wildlife Research Center, Tokyo, 540 pp.
last updated on January, 2001
