''Labidura'' is a genus of

earwigs 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 ...

in the family

Labiduridae Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.See first entry in external links section for reference. Taxonomy The family contains a total of approximat ...

. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species,

Saint Helena earwig The Saint Helena earwig or Saint Helena giant earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') is an extinct species of very large earwig endemic to the oceanic island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean. Description Growing as large as long (in ...

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Labidura herculeana The Saint Helena earwig or Saint Helena giant earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') is an extinct species of very large earwig endemic to the oceanic island of Saint Helena in the south Atlantic Ocean. Description Growing as large as long (includ ...

'') was the largest of all earwigs before its possible extinction after the year of 1967.

Species

The genus contains the following species: * ''

Labidura cryptera ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Liu, 1946 * ''

Labidura dharchulensis ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Gangola, 1968 * ''

Labidura elegans ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Liu, 1946 * ''

Labidura japonica ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' (Haan, 1842) * ''

Labidura minor ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Boeseman, 1954 * ''

Labidura orientalis ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' Steinmann, 1979 * ''

Labidura riparia ''Labidura riparia'' is a species of earwig in the family Labiduridae characterized by their modified cerci as forceps, and light tan color.Tawfik, M., Abul-Nar, S., and El-hussein, M. 1973. The biology of ''Labidura riparia'' Pallas. Bulletin ...

'' (Pallas, 1773) * ''

Labidura xanthopus ''Labidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Labiduridae. Probably the earliest specimen of ''Labidura'' was found in Eocene amber. One of the ''Labidura'' species, Saint Helena earwig (''Labidura herculeana'') was the largest of all earwig ...

'' (Stal, 1855) * ''

'' (Fabricius, 1798)

References

Earwigs Dermaptera genera Taxa named by William Elford Leach {{Earwig-stub