Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 22, 2026

Labiduridae

Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera.

Last revised
Jun 22, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
357 w
Citations
10
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Labiduridae
Temporal range:
Nala lividipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Suborder: Neodermaptera
Infraorder: Epidermaptera
Superfamily: Labiduroidea
Verhoeff, 1902
Family: Labiduridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Genera1

See text

Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs,2 is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera.3

Taxonomy

The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies.45 Some well-known members of the family include Labidura riparia, commonly known as the tawny earwig, and Gonolabidura meteor. The family is mostly cosmopolitan, so it can be found around the world.5 At least two species have been described from middle Cretaceous aged Burmese amber, Myrrholabia and Zigrasolabis.6

Description

The family's members are moderate to large earwigs, and are cylindrically shaped with well-developed wings. They have especially long antennae, while some segments can be shorter, and large cerci.45

Genera

The family contains the following genera:7

  • Subfamily Allostethinae Verhoeff, 1904
    • Allostethella Zacher, 1910
    • Allostethus Verhoeff, 1904
    • Gonolabidura Zacher, 1910
    • Protolabidura Steinmann, 1985
  • Subfamily Labidurinae Verhoeff, 1902
    • Forcipula Bolivar, 1897
    • Labidura Leach, 1815
    • Tomopygia Burr, 1904
    • †Myrrholabia Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
    • †Zigrasolabis Engel and Grimaldi 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975
    • Nala Zacher, 1910
  • Incertae sedis
References

References

  1. "Checklist for LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiduridae - Common brown earwig, Striped earwigs". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  3. Dermaptera Species File: Labiduridae
  4. Steinmann, H. (1989). "Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II". Das Tierreich. 105.
  5. "Family LABIDURIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  6. Engel, MS; Grimaldi, D (2014). "New mid-Cretaceous earwigs in amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera)". Novitates Paleoentomologicae. 6: 1–16.
  7. Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links