Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder

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section for reference.

Taxonomy

The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies. Some well-known members of the family include ''

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'', commonly known as the tawny earwig, and '' Gonolabidura meteor''. The family is mostly

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, so it can be found around the world. At least two species have been described from middle Cretaceous aged Burmese amber, '' Myrrholabia'' and ''

Zigrasolabis ''Zigrasolabis'' is an extinct genus of earwig in the family Labiduridae known from Cretaceous fossils found in Myanmar. The genus contains a single described species, ''Zigrasolabis speciosa''. History and classification ''Zigrasolabis'' is k ...

''.

Description

The family's members are moderate to large earwigs, and are

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ly shaped with well-developed wings. They have especially long antennae, while some segments can be shorter, and large cerci.

Genera

The family contains the following genera: * Subfamily Allostethinae Verhoeff, 1904 ** '' Allostethella'' Zacher, 1910 ** '' Allostethus'' Verhoeff, 1904 ** '' Gonolabidura'' Zacher, 1910 ** '' Protolabidura'' Steinmann, 1985 * Subfamily Labidurinae Verhoeff, 1902 ** '' Forcipula'' Bolivar, 1897 ** ''

Labidura ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig ('' Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Leach, 1815 ** '' Tomopygia'' Burr, 1904 ** †'' Myrrholabia'' Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** †''

'' Engel and Grimaldi 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian ** * Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975 ** ''

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'' Zacher, 1910 * '' Incertae sedis'' ** †'' Caririlabia'' Martins-Neto, 1990 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian ** †'' Labiduromma'' Scudder 1885 Florissant, Colorado, Eocene

References

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

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Dermaptera families Extant Albian first appearances Forficulina Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff {{earwig-stub