Anisolabis howarthi is a blind, troglobite species of earwig in the genus Anisolabis, the family Anisolabididae, 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]

Anisolabis howarthi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Anisolabididae
Genus: Anisolabis
Species:
A. howarthi
Binomial name
Anisolabis howarthi
Brindle, 1979[1]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b "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 (4): 763–66. doi:10.1080/21686351.1975.12278563.