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Labiduridae

Labiduridae is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Labiduridae rather than just read about it. In short: Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. Taxonomy The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies.

Key takeaways

Labiduridae belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Labiduridae to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Labiduridae from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera.

Taxonomy The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies. Some well-known members of the family include Labidura riparia, commonly known as the tawny earwig, and Gonolabidura meteor. The family is mostly cosmopolitan, so it can be found around the world. At least two species have been described from middle Cretaceous aged Burmese amber, Myrrholabia and Zigrasolabis.

Description The family's members are moderate to large earwigs, and are cylindrically shaped with well-developed wings. They have especially long antennae, while some segments can be shorter, and large cerci.

Genera The family contains the following genera:

Subfamily Allostethinae Verhoeff, 1904 Allostethella Zacher, 1910 Allostethus Verhoeff, 1904 Gonolabidura Zacher, 1910 Protolabidura Steinmann, 1985 Subfamily Labidurinae Verhoeff, 1902 Forcipula Bolivar, 1897 Labidura Leach, 1815 Tomopygia Burr, 1904 †Myrrholabia Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian †Zigrasolabis Engel and Grimaldi 2014 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975 Nala Zacher, 1910 Incertae sedis †Caririlabia Martins-Neto, 1990 Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian †Labiduromma Scudder 1885 Florissant, Colorado, Eocene

References

External links

The Earwig Research Centre's Labiduridae database Source for references: type Labiduridae in the "family" field and click "search". Australian Faunal Directory: Labiduridae An image of the family.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Labiduridae

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Labiduridae claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Labiduridae before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Labiduridae ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Labiduridae

In research: Labiduridae appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Labiduridae in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Labiduridae is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Dermaptera families, Earwig stubs, Extant Albian first appearances, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Labiduridae outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Labiduridae in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Labiduridae means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Labiduridae in simple terms?

Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. Taxonomy The family contains a total of approximately 72 species, spread across seven genera in three subfamilies.

Why does Labiduridae matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Labiduridae?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Labiduridae.