Biology:Labiduridae

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Short description: Family of earwigs

Labiduridae
Temporal range: Albian–recent
Nala lividipes.jpg
Nala lividipes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Suborder: Neodermaptera
Infraorder: Epidermaptera
Superfamily: Labiduroidea
Family: Labiduridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Genera[1]

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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
    • Forcipula Bolivar, 1897
    • Labidura Leach, 1815
    • Tomopygia Burr, 1904
    • Myrrholabia Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • Zigrasolabis Engel and Grimaldi 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975
    • Nala Zacher, 1910
  • Incertae sedis
    • Caririlabia Martins-Neto, 1990 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
    • Labiduromma Scudder 1885 Florissant, Colorado, Eocene

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Checklist for LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/LABIDURIDAE/checklist#selected. 
  2. "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiduridae - Common brown earwig, Striped earwigs". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Labiduridae. 
  3. See first entry in external links section for reference.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Steinmann, H. (1989). "Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II". Das Tierreich 105. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Family LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/LABIDURIDAE. 
  6. Engel, MS; Grimaldi, D (2014). "New mid-Cretaceous earwigs in amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera)". Novitates Paleoentomologicae 6: 1–16. 
  7. Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S.. "family Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902". http://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1181769. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1938281 entry