Hypogastrula

Japanese: Hypogastrura
Hypogastrula

…They become adults after molting about 5 to 7 times, but continue to molt even after sexual maturity. They may appear in large numbers at once and cause great damage to crop seedlings and shoots, particularly the damage caused by the white springtail Onychiurus to the budding parts of wheat, and the damage caused by the purple springtail Hypogastrura to cultivated mushrooms. The oldest fossils of springtails have been found in the Devonian strata of Scotland, and are also the oldest insect fossils. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hypogastrura" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…5~7回内外の脱皮で成虫となるが,性成熟後も脱皮を繰り返す。 一時に大量に現れ,農作物の苗や新芽に大害を与えることもあり,とくにシロトビムシ(別称トビムシモドキ)類Onychiurusのムギの発芽部への加害や,ヒメトビムシ(ムラサキトビムシ)類Hypogastruraの栽培キノコ類への食害などがよく知られている。 トビムシのもっとも古い化石はスコットランドのデボン紀層から発見されているが,これは昆虫の化石としても最古のものである。…

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