Labiinae Explained

Labiinae, whose members are commonly known as little earwigs,^[1] is a moderately sized subfamily of earwigs in the family Spongiphoridae.^[2] It is a cosmopolitan family, whose members are small, winged earwigs, generally less than 1.5cm (00.6inches) in length.^[3]

Genera

This subfamily includes the following genera:^[4]

• Chaetolabia Brindle, 1972
• Circolabia Steinmann, 1987
• Isolabella Verhoeff, 1902
• Labia Leach, 1815
• Paralabella Steinmann, 1990
• Paraspania Steinmann, 1985
• Sphingolabis de Bormans, 1883
• Spirolabia Steinmann, 1987

External links

• The Earwig Research Centre's Labiidae database Source for references: type Labiinae in the "subfamily" field and click "search".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discover Life - Dermaptera: Labiidae - Little earwig. 2009-06-27. Discover Life.
2. http://dermaptera.archive.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1180184 Dermaptera Species File: Labiinae
3. Book: Allaby, Michael. A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999.
4. Web site: Hopkins. H.. Maehr. M. D.. Haas. F.. Deem. L. S.. family Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902. Dermaptera Species File. 7 January 2017.