本州、伊豆諸島、小笠原諸島、南西諸島など常緑広葉樹林帯に広く分布する。国外ではブラジルとハワイから知られる。枯れ枝や森林の堆葉層から採集される。通常無翅型だが、メスでは稀に有翅型が出現する。食菌性。

This species is widely distributed in evergreen broad-leaved forest areas such as Honshu, Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands. Outside of Japan, it is known from Brazil and Hawaii. It has been collected from dead branches and forest litter. Usually apterous females and males are found, but macropterous females are infrequently found. Fungus-feeder.

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  Female aptera

  

  Female aptera

  

  Female aptera

  

  Female aptera, head and thorax