Labiduridae

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Labiduridae (earwigs; subclass Pterygota, order Dermaptera) Cosmopolitan family of rather primitive earwigs, some species of which are winged. Typical labidurids are the robust, red-brown, wingless species that are found in the rain forest of Australia and south-east Asia.

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Labiduridae

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