Dermapteridae Temporal range:
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Sinopalaeodermata concavum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Dermaptera |
Suborder: | †Archidermaptera |
Family: | †Dermapteridae Vishnyakova, 1980 |
Genera | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Sinopalaeodermatidae Zhang, 2002 |
Dermapteridae is an extinct family of earwigs known from the Late Triassic to Mid Cretaceous, it is part of the extinct suborder Archidermaptera, alongside Protodiplatyidae and Turanovia. It was first named as a subfamily by Vishniakova in 1980,[1] and elevated to family status by Engel in 2003 without discussion.[2][3]