Petrolabis gurneyi Brown 1984 (earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera

Alternative combination: Labiduromma gurneyi

Full reference: F. M. Brown. 1984. Two undescribed fossil Dermaptera from Florissant, Colorado. Entomological News 95:33-35

Belongs to Petrolabis according to M. S. Engel and S. Chatzimanolis 2010

See also Brown 1984

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCM 29902, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 13B, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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