Anisolabis howarthi explained

Anisolabis howarthi is a blind, troglobite species of earwig in the genus Anisolabis, the family Anisolabididae, and the order Dermaptera.[1] [2] [3] The species is native to Hawaii, and was first classified by Brindle in 1979.[3] According to a paper published by him in 1980 in the journal Pacific Insects, the species is first known true troglobite earwig; while there are other blind species that live underneath soil or humus, this is the first to actually inhabit a cave.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Pacific Insects: The Cavernicolous Fauna of Hawaiian Lava Tubes. 2009-09-07. Pacific Insects. 21. 4. 261–274. Brindle. A.
  2. Web site: Anisolabis howarthi . Zipcodezoo.com . 2009-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612112156/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Anisolabis_howarthi/ . 2012-06-12 .
  3. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Anisolabis howarthi . Itis.gov . 2009-09-07.
  4. Brindle. A.. A new genus and species of blind Dermaptera from the Galapagos Islands.. 171–76. Mission Zool. Beige Aux Iles Galapagos et en Ecuador. Part 1. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren. 1968.
  5. Brindle. A.. 1975. Dermaptera from Reunion, with the description of a new genus and species of blind Dermaptera.. 763–66. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. . New Series. II. 4 . 10.1080/21686351.1975.12278563 .

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