†Rupiforficula scudderi Brown 1984 (common earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae
Alternative combination: Labiduromma scudderi
Full reference: F. M. Brown. 1984. Two undescribed fossil Dermaptera from Florissant, Colorado. Entomological News 95:33-35
Belongs to Rupiforficula according to M. S. Engel and S. Chatzimanolis 2010
See also Brown 1984
Sister taxa: Rupiforficula inferna, Rupiforficula labens
Type specimen: UCM 29907, 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: found only at Florissant, Station 13B
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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