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Titanolabis

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Titanolabis
Titanolabis colossea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Anisolabididae
Subfamily: Titanolabidinae
Genus: Titanolabis
Burr, 1910
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Titanolabis is a genus of earwigs in the subfamily Titanolabidinae.[1] Among its species is the Australian T. colossea, which at about 5 cm (2.0 in) long is the largest certainly living species of earwig (the even larger Saint Helena earwig, Labidura herculeana, is generally considered extinct).[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Dermaptera Species File: Titanolabis
  2. ^ Flindt, R. (2006). Amazing Numbers in Biology. Springer. p. 10. ISBN 978-3-540-30146-2.
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