''Microdiplatys'' is an
extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
genus of
earwigs, in the family
Protodiplatyidae
Protodiplatyidae is an extinct family of earwigs. It is one of three families in the suborder Archidermaptera, alongside Dermapteridae and '' Turanovia''. Species are known from Jurassic and Early Cretaceous fossilsFabian HaasArchidermaptera Tre ...
. It is one of only six genera in the family, its family being the only one in the suborder.
Species
The genus contains only two known species:
* ''
Microdiplatys campodeiformis''
* ''
Microdiplatys oculatus''
References
External links
The Tree of Life's article on Archidermaptera
Prehistoric insect genera
†Microdiplatys
Archidermaptera
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