Anisolabis howarthi

Anisolabis howarthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Forficulina
Family:	Anisolabididae
Subfamily:	Anisolabidinae
Genus:	Anisolabis
Species:	A. howarthi
Binomial name
	Anisolabis howarthi; Brindle, 1979[1]

Anisolabis howarthi is a blind, troglobite species of earwig in the genus Anisolabis, the family Anisolabididae, the suborder Forficulina, and the order Dermaptera.[2][3][4] The species is native to Hawaii, and was first classified by Brindle in 1979.[4] According to a paper published by him in 1980 in the journal Pacific Insects, the species is first known true troglobite earwig; while there are other blind species that live underneath soil or humus, this is the first to actually inhabit a cave.[5][6]

References

"ML : Browse Anisolabis howarthi". Macaulaylibrary.org. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
Brindle, A. "Pacific Insects: The Cavernicolous Fauna of Hawaiian Lava Tubes" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 21 (4): 261–274. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
"Anisolabis howarthi". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
"ITIS Standard Report Page: Anisolabis howarthi". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
Brindle, A. (1968). "A new genus and species of blind Dermaptera from the Galapagos Islands". Mission Zool. Beige Aux Iles Galapagos et en Ecuador. Part 1. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren: 171–76.
Brindle, A. (1975). "Dermaptera from Reunion, with the description of a new genus and species of blind Dermaptera". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. New Series. II: 763–66.

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[macaulaylibrary1-1] "ML : Browse Anisolabis howarthi". Macaulaylibrary.org. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

[2] Brindle, A. "Pacific Insects: The Cavernicolous Fauna of Hawaiian Lava Tubes" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 21 (4): 261–274. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

[3] "Anisolabis howarthi". Zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

[ITIS-4] "ITIS Standard Report Page: Anisolabis howarthi". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

[5] Brindle, A. (1968). "A new genus and species of blind Dermaptera from the Galapagos Islands". Mission Zool. Beige Aux Iles Galapagos et en Ecuador. Part 1. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren: 171–76.

[6] Brindle, A. (1975). "Dermaptera from Reunion, with the description of a new genus and species of blind Dermaptera". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. New Series. II: 763–66.