インドから東アジアに広く分布し、国内では本州、九州、琉球列島及び小笠原諸島に分布する。主に枯れ枝に生息する。小笠原の個体群は他地域の個体群に比べ体色が淡い傾向がある。食菌性。

This species is widely distributed from India to East Asia. In Japan, it is found on Honshu, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Ogasawara Islands. It primarily inhabits dead branches. Populations in Ogasawara tend to have lighter body coloration than those in other regions. Fungus-feeder.

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  Female microptera

  

  Female microptera

  

  Female microptera

  

  Female microptera, head and thorax

  

  Male microptera