- Diplatyidae
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Diplatyidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Dermaptera Suborder: Forficulina Family: Diplatyidae
Parker (1982)[1]Subfamily: Diplatyinae Genera - Diplatys
- Haplodiplatys
Diplatyidae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.[2] It contains only one subfamily, Diplatyinae,[3] which contains at least two genera: Diplatys and Haplodiplatys.[4][5] It is a relatively small family, comprising few species when compared to other families in Forficulina, such as Anisolabididae, Chelisochidae, and Forficulidae.
References
- ^ Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. Accessed 2009-06-26.
- ^ See first entry in external links section for reference.
- ^ The Taxonomicon: Family Diplatyidae. Accessed 2009-06-26.
- ^ The Taxonomicon: Subfamily Diplatyinae. Accessed 2009-06-26.
- ^ California Academy of Sciences: Diplatyidae Type Collection Holdings. Accessed 2009-06-26.
External links
- The Earwig Research Centre's Diplatyidae database Source for references: type Diplatyidae in the "family" field and click "search".
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