''Forficulites'' is an extinct genus of

earwig Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcep-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings fol ...

within the family

Forficulidae Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''Forficula auricularia'' (the European earwig or common earwig) and ''Apterygid ...

containing a single species, ''Forficulites rottensis'', that lived during the

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but ...

epoch. It was described by Georg Statz in 1939, from the

Rott Formation The Rott Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe * Geo ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q115755751, from2=Q115755759 Fossil taxa described in 1939 Forficulidae Dermaptera genera Fossils of Germany Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Europe Prehistoric insect genera Rupelian genus first appearances Chattian genus extinctions