Protura from the Tajimagahara wild primrose field

The Tajimagahara wild primrose field stands in Urawa, Saitama、central Japan.. The wild primrose (Primuran sieboldii), now became rare flowers, grow un there, so that there are protected by the central goverment.

One hundred and fourty-seven proturan specimens were collected from there. The collection comprised the following species:.

Family Acerentomidae
　　Baculentulus tosanus
　　Nipponenotmon uenoi paucisetosum
　　Kenyentulus sp.
Family Protentomidae
　　Neocondeellum (?) sp.
Family Eosentomidae
　　Eoseontomon udagawai
　　Eosentomon cf. udagawai
　　Pseudanisentomon ishiii

. The present proturan fauna was strictly composed of the typical species which are representative of the warm-temperate region in Japan.