Forficula bolcensis Massalongo 1856 (common earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae

Full reference: A. B. P. Massalongo. 1856. Prodromo di un'entomologia fossile del M. Bolca. Studii Paleontologici 11-21

Belongs to Forficula according to A. Handlirsch 1907

See also Massalongo 1856 and Omboni 1886

Sister taxa: Forficula auricularia, Forficula baltica, Forficula klebsi, Forficula kotejai, Forficula minuta, Forficula paleocaenica, Forficula paleoligura, Forficula praecursor, Forficula primigenia, Forficula pristina, Forficula recta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Massalongo collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Massalongo collection)

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