Biology:Labidura

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Short description: Genus of earwigs

Labidura
Temporal range: Eocene-Quaternary
Labidura riparia.jpg
Labidura riparia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Labiduridae
Subfamily: Labidurinae
Genus: Labidura
Leach, 1815
Species

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Synonyms
  • Demogorgon Kirby, 1891
  • Forficesila Audinet-Serville, 1831

Labidura is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae.[1] Probably the earliest specimen of Labidura was found in Eocene amber.[2] Among the Labidura species, Labidura riparia is cosmopolitan, but the Saint Helena earwig (Labidura herculeana) was the largest of all earwigs before its possible extinction after the year of 1967.[3][4]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Labidura cryptera Liu, 1946
  • Labidura dharchulensis Gangola, 1968
  • Labidura elegans Liu, 1946
  • Labidura japonica (Haan, 1842)
  • Labidura minor Boeseman, 1954
  • Labidura orientalis Steinmann, 1979
  • Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773)
  • Labidura xanthopus (Stal, 1855)
  • Labidura herculeana (Fabricius, 1798)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "genus Labidura Leach, 1815". http://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1179928. 
  2. M. Burr. 1911. Dermaptera (earwigs) preserved in amber, from Prussia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Zoology 11:145-150
  3. "Labidura". St Helena and Ascension Island Natural History. http://www.kidstonmill.org.uk/Labidura.htm. 
  4. Matt Walker (2014-11-17). "World's largest earwig is declared extinct" (in en). http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141117-giant-earwig-declared-extinct. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17627410 entry