Belloderma arcuatum Zhao et al. 2010 (earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera - Bellodermatidae

Alternative combination: Belloderma arcuata

Full reference: J. X. Zhao, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2010. Taxonomic names, in Transitional fossil earwings - a missing link in Dermaptera evolution. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(344):1-10

Belongs to Belloderma according to S. R. Xiong et al. 2021

See also Zhao et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Belloderma ovatum

Type specimen: CNU-Der-NN2008002, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2008 collection)

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