†Rupiforficula labens Scudder 1890 (common earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae
Alternative combination: Labiduromma labens
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Rupiforficula according to M. S. Engel and S. Chatzimanolis 2010
See also Handlirsch 1907 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Rupiforficula inferna, Rupiforficula scudderi
Type specimen: MCZ 454, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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