''Nipponentomon macleani'' is a species of

proturan The Protura, or proturans, and sometimes nicknamed coneheads, are very small (0.6-1.5mm long), soil-dwelling animals, so inconspicuous they were not noticed until the 20th century. The Protura constitute an order of hexapods that were previously ...

in the family

Acerentomidae The Acerentomidae are a family of hexapods in the order Protura. Acerentomids are not tracheated, and instead use cuticular gas exchange. Genera These genera are members of the family Acerentomidae. * '' Acerella'' Berlese, 1909 * ''Acerentomon ...

found in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

. It is a type of soil-dwelling organism.

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