Labiduridae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Labiduroidea |
| Family: | Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 |
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Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs,[2] is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.[1][3]
Taxonomy
The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies.[4][5] Some well-known members of the family include Labidura riparia, commonly known as the tawny earwig, and Gonolabidura meteor. The family is mostly cosmopolitan, so it can be found around the world.[5] At least two species have been described from middle Cretaceous aged Burmese amber, Myrrholabia and Zigrasolabis.[6]
Description
The family's members are moderate to large earwigs, and are cylindrically shaped with well-developed wings. They have especially long antennae, while some segments can be shorter, and large cerci.[4][5]
Genera
The family contains the following genera:[7]
- Subfamily Allostethinae Verhoeff, 1904
- Allostethella Zacher, 1910
- Allostethus Verhoeff, 1904
- Gonolabidura Zacher, 1910
- Protolabidura Steinmann, 1985
- Subfamily Labidurinae Verhoeff, 1902
- Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975
- Nala Zacher, 1910
- Incertae sedis
- †Caririlabia Martins-Neto, 1990
- †Myrrholabia Engel & Grimaldi, 2004
References
- ^ a b "Checklist for LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiduridae - Common brown earwig, Striped earwigs". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ See first entry in external links section for reference.
- ^ a b Steinmann, H. (1989). "Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II". Das Tierreich. 105.
- ^ a b c "Family LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ Engel, MS; Grimaldi, D (2014). "New mid-Cretaceous earwigs in amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera)". Novitates Paleoentomologicae. 6: 1–16.
- ^ Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
- The Earwig Research Centre's Labiduridae database Source for references: type Labiduridae in the "family" field and click "search".
- Australian Faunal Directory: Labiduridae
- An image of the family.
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