Labidura


Labidura is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of Labidura was found in Eocene amber. Among the Labidura species, Labidura riparia is cosmopolitan, but the Saint Helena earwig was the largest of all earwigs before its possible extinction after the year of 1967.

Species

The genus contains the following species:Labidura cryptera Liu, 1946Labidura dharchulensis Gangola, 1968Labidura elegans Liu, 1946Labidura japonica Labidura minor Boeseman, 1954Labidura orientalis Steinmann, 1979Labidura riparia Labidura xanthopus