Labiinae
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Subfamily: | Labiinae Burr, 1909
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Labiinae, whose members are commonly known as little earwigs,[1] is a moderately sized family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.[2] It is a cosmopolitan family, whose members are small, winged earwigs, generally less than 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in length.[3]
Genera
This subfamily includes the following genera:[4]
- Chaetolabia Brindle, 1972
- Circolabia Steinmann, 1987
- Isolabella Verhoeff, 1902
- Labia Leach, 1815
- Paralabella Steinmann, 1990
- Paraspania Steinmann, 1985
- Sphingolabis de Bormans, 1883
- Spirolabia Steinmann, 1987
References
- ^ "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiidae - Little earwig". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ See first entry in external links section for reference.
- ^ Allaby, Michael (1999). A Dictionary of Zoology.
- ^ Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
- The Earwig Research Centre's Labiidae database Source for references: type Labiinae in the "subfamily" field and click "search".