Labiinae

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Labiinae
Lesser earwig.jpg
Labia minor
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Spongiphoridae
Subfamily: Labiinae
Burr, 1909
Genera

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Labiinae, whose members are commonly known as little earwigs,[1] is a moderately sized family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.[2] It is a cosmopolitan family, whose members are small, winged earwigs, generally less than 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) in length.[3]

Genera[]

This subfamily includes the following genera:[4]

  • Brindle, 1972
  • Steinmann, 1987
  • Verhoeff, 1902
  • Labia Leach, 1815
  • Steinmann, 1990
  • Steinmann, 1985
  • de Bormans, 1883
  • Steinmann, 1987

References[]

  1. ^ "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiidae - Little earwig". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. ^ See first entry in external links section for reference.
  3. ^ Allaby, Michael (1999). A Dictionary of Zoology.
  4. ^ Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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