''Euborellia brunneri'' is a species of earwig in the family

Anisolabididae Anisolabididae is a family of earwigs, in the suborder Forficulina and the order Dermaptera. It is one of nine families in the suborder Forficulina, and contains thirty-eight genera spread across thirteen subfamilies. Subfamilies The family cont ...

Taxonomy

This species was originally described by

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, as ''Forcinella brunneri'', in 1864 from a female specimen collected by Brunner in

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. In 1905 a male specimen, also from

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, was mistakenly thought to be a new species and was named by

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as the synonym ''Gonolabis verhoeffi'' (and soon after known as ''Anisolabis verhoeffi''). The species is now placed in the genus ''

Euborellia ''Euborellia'' is a genus of earwigs in the subfamily Anisolabidinae.apterous Aptery is the anatomical condition of an animal completely lacking any kind of wings. An animal with this condition is said to be apterous. Most animal species belong to and are phylogenetic descendants of apterous taxa. These groups are said to ...

and sexually dimorphic in terms of size. It is native to coastal regions of eastern Australia; specifically, it occurs in the states of Victoria,

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, and

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. ''E. brunneri'' tends to keep hidden beneath plant detritus and other debris where it is dark and damp. Individuals are mostly nocturnal and solitary, but may occur in abundance when habitat conditions are suitable. The behavioural ecology of ''E. brunneri'' was the subject of research that resulted in several scientific publications, primarily authored by Emile van Lieshout and Mark Adrian Elgar.

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* – photographs of male in Franklin, Tasmania * – distribution * – photograph {{Taxonbar, from=Q5405422 Anisolabididae Insects described in 1864 Insects of Australia

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