Anisolabis howarthi
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| Anisolabis howarthi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Anisolabididae |
| 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, 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]
