Arixenia Explained

Arixenia is a genus of earwigs, one of only two genera in the family Arixeniidae, and contains two species. These are ectoparasitic on bats.^[1]

The genus Arixenia live on the skin of bats mainly of the genus Cheiromeles. Another genus Hemimerus is also ectoparasitic and found on rats of teh genus Cricetomys. They are placed in the suborder Arixenina and have unsegmented cerci.

External links

• An example specimen of the species Arixenia esau from the Tree of Life (note that the species is incorrectly labeled)
• An example of a female Arixenia esau from the Australian National Insect Collection

Notes and References

1. Popham . Edward J. . 1962 . The anatomy related to the feeding habits of Arixenia and Hemimerus (Dermaptera) . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . en . 139 . 3 . 429–450 . 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb01838.x . 0370-2774.