Proturans: Protura
No Common Name (sinentomon Yoroi): Species Account
Physical characteristics: The body is very spiny. The larvae (LAR-vee) have rows of small hairlike bristles on top of some of their abdominal segments.
Geographic range: This species lives in Japan.
Habitat: They live among the roots of bamboo on steep slopes with little leaf litter.
Diet: Nothing is known.
Behavior and reproduction: Nothing is known.
Sinentomon yoroi live among the roots of bamboo on steep slopes with little leaf litter.
Sinetomon yoroi and people: The activities of this species are not known to affect people directly.
Conservation status: The species is not endangered or threatened. ∎
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Books:
Tavolacci, J., ed. Insects and Spiders of the World. Vol. 7, Owlet Moth–Scorpion. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2003.
Wooten, Anthony. Insects of the World. New York: Blanford Press, 1984.
Web sites:
"Insects and Their Allies: Protura." CSIRO Entomology. http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/hexapods/protura.html (accessed on August 30, 2004).
McLaughlin, Kari. "Protura." Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Insecta/Protura/ (accessed on August 30, 2004).
Additional topics
Animal Life ResourceInsects and SpidersProturans: Protura - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, No Common Name (sinentomon Yoroi): Species Account - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, PROTURANS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS