Protodiplatyidae is an extinct family 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 ...

s. It is one of three families in the suborder

Archidermaptera Archidermaptera is an extinct suborder of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. It is one of two extinct suborders of earwigs, and contains two families ( Protodiplatyidae and Dermapteridae) known only from Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous fossils. ...

, alongside Dermapteridae and '' Turanovia''. Species are known from

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...

and

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous ( chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pr ...

fossilsFabian Haas
Archidermaptera
Tree of Life websiteFabian Haas
Dermaptera: Earwigs
Tree of Life website and have unsegmented cerci and tarsi with four to five segments.

Genera

The family includes the following genera: * '' Abrderma'' -

Haifanggou Formation The Haifanggou Formation (), also known as the Jiulongshan Formation (), is a fossil-bearing rock deposit located near Daohugou () village of Ningcheng County, in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. The formation consists of coarse conglomerate ...

, China, Middle Jurassic (

Callovian In the geologic timescale, the Callovian is an age and stage in the Middle Jurassic, lasting between 166.1 ± 4.0 Ma (million years ago) and 163.5 ± 4.0 Ma. It is the last stage of the Middle Jurassic, following the Bathonian and preceding the ...

) * '' Aneuroderma'' - Haifanggou Formation, China, Callovian * '' Archidermapteron'' - Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic ( Oxfordian) * ''

Asiodiplatys ''Asiodiplatys'' is a monotypic genus containing the single species ''Asiodiplatys speciousus'', an extinct species of earwig in the family Protodiplatyidae. It had long and thin cerci that were very different from modern species of Dermaptera, ...

'' - Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian * '' Barbderma'' -

Yixian Formation The Yixian Formation (; formerly transcribed as Yihsien Formation) is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans the late Barremian and early Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It is known for its ...

, China, Early Cretaceous (

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ag ...

) * '' Longicerciata'' - Laiyang Formation China, Aptian * ''

Microdiplatys ''Microdiplatys'' is an extinct 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''. Speci ...

'' - Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian,

Itat Formation The Itat Formation ( Russian: итатская свита) is a geologic formation in western Siberia. It was deposited in the Bajocian to Bathonian ages of the Middle Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from ...

, Russia, Middle Jurassic (

Bathonian In the geologic timescale the Bathonian is an age and stage of the Middle Jurassic. It lasted from approximately 168.3 Ma to around 166.1 Ma (million years ago). The Bathonian Age succeeds the Bajocian Age and precedes the Callovian Age. St ...

) * '' Perissoderma'' - Haifanggou Formation, China, Callovian * ''

Protodiplatys ''Protodiplatys'' is an extinct genus of earwigs, in the family Protodiplatyidae, the suborder Archidermaptera, and the order Dermaptera. It is known from three species, ''P. fortis'' and ''P. gracilis'', which are known from the Middle-Late Ju ...

'' - Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Oxfordian, Gurvan-Eren Formation, Mongolia, Aptian * '' Sinoprotodiplatys'' - Yixian Formation, China, Aptian

References

External links

A drawing of the species ''Asiodiplatys speciousus''

A drawing of the species ''Dermapteron incerta''

A drawing of the species ''Archidermapteron martynovi''
Prehistoric insect families Archidermaptera {{earwig-stub