New Mesozoic earwigs from England, with a catalogue of fossil Dermaptera
Abstract
Earwigs (Dermaptera) are scarce in the fossil record. Over a hundred fossil dermapterans have been described to date, the oldest undisputed fossils dating back to the Late Triassic. Here, two new species, Phanerogramma kellyi sp. nov. and Brevicula teres sp. nov., are described from the Rhaetian and Sinemurian of England, respectively, from isolated tegmina. The features that distinguish fossil earwig fragments from other insect remains are discussed. A catalogue of fossil and subfossil Dermaptera is appended.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
- Pub Date:
- October 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.pgeola.2019.06.003
- Bibcode:
- 2019PrGA..130..609T
- Keywords:
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- Fossil;
- Triassic;
- Jurassic;
- Tegmina;
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