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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Earwigs (Dermaptera) » Anisolabididae » Anisolabis

Genus Anisolabis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Works Cited
Anisolabis maritima - male Anisolabis maritima? - Anisolabis maritima - female Maritime Earwig (Anisolabis maritima) - Anisolabis maritima Anisolabis maritima - female Anisolabis maritima - male Anisolabis maritima - female Earwig/Rove Beetle? - Anisolabis maritima Anisolabis maritima - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Family Anisolabididae
Genus Anisolabis
Explanation of Names
Anisolabis (Fieber 1853)
'unequal forceps'
Numbers
A single species in our area(1), almost 100 spp. total(2)
Range
Worldwide; widespread on sea coasts(3)(4)
Habitat
Seashores(3)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Lesley S.D. Dermaptera species file. Version 5.0
3.The Earwigs of California (Order Dermaptera)
R.L. Langston & J.A. Powell. 1975. Bull. Calif. Insect Surv. 20: 1-25.
4.Choate P. M. () The order Dermaptera (earwigs) in Florida and the United States
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 3 September, 2007 - 7:12pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 17 August, 2015 - 5:11pm

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