| Labiduridae Temporal range:   | |
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| Nala lividipes | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| 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 2 "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.
 - 1 2 Steinmann, H. (1989). "Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II". Das Tierreich. 105.
 - 1 2 3 "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.
 
