genus
† Metaxylabis Peng, Engel, Zhuo & Nel, 2025
Type
type species by original monotypy of
Nomenclature (1)
- † Metaxylabis Peng, Engel, Zhuo & Nel, 2025: 3. (fossil)
type species by original monotypy † Metaxylabis baii Peng, Engel, Zhuo & Nel, 2025
Nomenclature references (1)
- Peng, A.-C., Engel, M.S., Zhuo, D. & Nel, A. (2025) A new labiduroid earwig from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Dermaptera: Labiduroidea). Cretaceous Research, 166, 105994: 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105994
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The new generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek mεtᾰxῠ́ (metaxú, meaning, “between”) and the noun lᾰbῐ́c (labís, meaning, “forceps”)