TAKAO 599 MUSEUM

Treasures of Mt. Takao

Mt. Takao is considered one of the three major habitat of insects along with Minoo (Osaka prefecture) and Kibune (Kyoto prefecture) and it has long been loved by researchers of insects because of number of species and the easy access from the Metropolitan area. There are many insects first found in Mt. Takao and named after "Takao" such as Takao Shachihoko (Hiradonta takaonis Matsumura) and Takao medaka kamikiri (Stenhomalus takaosanus).

Pedetontus nipponicus
Pedetontus nipponicus Machilidae
They live in Hokkaido and main land Honsyu.
They inhabit at underneath of stones, fallen trees, and shedding leaves at rather humid copses in low ground to mountain areas.
Group of Machilidae is characterized as no wings, and the structure of their chin still remains ancient type.
Therefore, they are sometimes called ‘living fossils’.
Their characteristics are the long antennas and the lobster-shaped figure with three tails, of which the center tail is extremely long, and the body color is protective coloration.
There is difference rarely seen in appearances between larvae and imagines. Even imagines have a habit of shedding.
Their main bait includes seaweed on and in the soil.
Though one part of their name means ‘Flea’ due to their flying, they don’t suck blood unlike Flea.
This insect is not so known in the public, but here, at Mt. Takao we can see them almost all areas at the fallen leaves gathering places.

●Length  about 10 mm
●Adult Flight Season  April to about November
※Quotation from Mount Takao formula application
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