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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Anisolabididae |
| Genus: | Anisolabis |
| Species: | A. howarthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisolabis howarthi Brindle, 1979[1]
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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 (4): 763–66. doi:10.1080/21686351.1975.12278563.
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