Genus Anisolabis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Internet References

giant intertidal earwig - Anisolabis maritima - male

giant intertidal earwig - Anisolabis maritima - female

Appledore Earwigs - Anisolabis maritima - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)

Family Anisolabididae

Genus Anisolabis

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1853 by Franz Xaver Fieber

Explanation of Names

Anisolabis is from Greek anisos (ανισος)- "unequal" + labis (λαβις)- "forceps"

Numbers

Only one species in our area

Internet References

Lotos, v.3, p.257 Fieber's original description of the genus (in German)

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 3 September, 2007 - 7:12pm
Last updated 20 September, 2009 - 9:04pm

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