Towada stonefly - Towada stonefly

Japanese: トワダカワゲラ - とわだかわげら
Towada stonefly - Towada stonefly

An insect belonging to the order Plecoptera and the family Towada-Kawageridae in the class Insecta. It is one of the groups with the most primitive characteristics among the stoneflies found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is found from the Chubu region of Honshu northwards, Hokkaido and the Korean Peninsula. It is about 20 to 25 millimeters long and has a shiny brown body color. Its body is cylindrical, with a wide pronotum and protruding anterior and posterior corners. It has no wings and no ocelli on its head. Its habitat is among damp fallen leaves near the banks of rivers where the larvae live.

The larvae resemble the adults, but can be easily distinguished from the adults because they have a ring of filamentous gills at the end of their abdomen, specifically between the ninth and tenth abdominal segments. The larvae live in cold streams with a water temperature of around 10°C, and emerge in the fall. A similar species, S. prolifera, is found in the mountainous areas on the border between Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures, and on Sado Island.

[Teiji Kawai]

[Reference] | Stonefly
Major species of stoneflies [specimen pictures]
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Major species of stoneflies [specimen pictures]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

昆虫綱カワゲラ目トワダカワゲラ科に属する昆虫。北半球に分布するカワゲラ類のなかでもっとも原始的な形質をもつグループの一つである。本州中部地方以北、北海道および朝鮮半島に分布する。体長20~25ミリメートル前後で、体色は光沢のある褐色。体は円筒形で、前胸は幅広く、前後の両隅角は突出する。はねはなく、頭部には単眼をもたない。生息場所は、幼虫がすむ川の岸辺付近の湿った落ち葉の間などである。

 幼虫は成虫に似ているが、腹端、正確には第九腹節と第10腹節の間に、糸状のえらが環状に配列しているので成虫と容易に区別できる。幼虫の生息場所は水温10℃前後の冷たい細流で、羽化は秋である。近似種トワダカワゲラモドキS. proliferaが、茨城と福島の両県境の山間部および佐渡島に分布する。

[川合禎次]

[参照項目] | カワゲラ
カワゲラのおもな種類〔標本画〕
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カワゲラのおもな種類〔標本画〕


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