本種は南西諸島の石垣島と西表島に分布し、フィリピンのルソン島からも知られる。クロツグなどヤシ科の枯れ葉に生息する。非常に細長い尾管を持ち、各腹節背板に5対の留翅刺毛を持つことで特異である。食菌性。

This species is distributed on Ishigaki Is. and Iriomote Is. of the Ryukyu Islands, and is also known from Luzon Island in the Philippines. It inhabits the dead fronds of palms such as Arenga engleri. It is peculiar in having a very elongated tube and five pairs of wing-retaining setae on each abdominal tergite. Fungus-feeder.

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  Female macroptera

  

  Female macroptera

  

  Female macroptera, abdomen

  

  Female macroptera, tube

  

  Female macroptera, head and thorax

  

  Male macroptera