Forficula kotejai Wappler et al. 2005 (common earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae

Full reference: T. Wappler, M. S. Engel, and F. Haas. 2005. The earwigs (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) from the middle Eocene Eckfeld maar, Germany. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 74:227-250

Belongs to Forficula according to T. Wappler et al. 2005

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

Type specimen: NHMM PE 2000/1061-LS, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection), which is in a MP 13 crater lake siltstone/shale in the Eifel Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection)

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