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Species Anisolabis maritima - Maritime Earwig

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Family Anisolabididae
Genus Anisolabis
Species maritima (Maritime Earwig)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
The first description of the species was Franco Andrea Bonelli's, (published after his death by Carlo Giuseppe Géné in 1832) which used the name Forficula maritima
Identification
Large, wingless earwig with uniformly colored antennae and no markings on legs.
Range
Along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coasts of the entire United States and of southern Canada
Habitat
Coastal areas
See Also
Euborellia have lighter-colored segments near the ends of the antennae, and some have markings on the legs.
Internet References
Annali delle scienze del regno Lombardo Veneto: opera periodica di alcuni collaboratori, Volume 2, p.221    Bonelli's/Géné's original description of the species (in Italian and Latin)
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 3 September, 2007 - 7:18pm
Last updated 20 September, 2009 - 9:26pm

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