genus
† Toxolabis Engel & Grimaldi, 2014
Type
type species by original designation of
Nomenclature (1)
- † Toxolabis Engel & Grimaldi, 2014: 9-10. (fossil)
type species by original designation † Toxolabis zigrasi Engel & Grimaldi, 2014 in Engel & Grimaldi, 2014: 9-10
Nomenclature references (1)
- Engel, M.S. & Grimaldi, D.A. (2014) New mid-Cretaceous earwigs in amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera). Novitates Paleoentomologicae, 6, 1–16.
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 genus-group name is a combination of the Greek words toxon (meaning, “bow”) and labis (meaning, “forceps”), serving as a reference to the arched or bowed cercal forceps.