Xeniaria truncata
| Xeniaria truncata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Arixeniidae |
| Genus: | Xeniaria |
| Species: | X. truncata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xeniaria truncata Maa 1974 [1] | |
Xeniaria truncata is a species of earwigs, in the genus Xeniaria, family Arixeniidae and the order Dermaptera. It is one of three species in the genus Xeniaria.
Description
X. truncata is a wingless mid-sized earwig with a flat body.[2][3] The body is almost entirely covered with hairs, with the head being an exception; the head does have a small patch of sensory hairs near the central portion, but is hairless outside of that.[2]
Distribution
Consistent with other members of Xeniaria, X. truncata is localized to South East Asia, particularly in Palawan province in the Philippines.[4] In that province, the species is exclusively found in caves and hollow trees.[2]
References
- ↑ "All the names".
- 1 2 3 Nakata, Setsuko; Maa, T. C. (20 August 1974). "A REVIEW OF THE PARASITIC EARWIGS" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 16 (2). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Encinares, John (26 June 2024). "First record of Xeniaria bicornis Maa, 1974 (Dermaptera: Arixeniidae) in Luzon Island, Philippines". Oriental Insects. 59 (1). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Hastriter, Michael (17 February 2017). "New record of a phoretic flea associated with earwigs (Dermaptera, Arixeniidae) and a redescription of the bat flea Lagaropsylla signata (Siphonaptera, Ischnopsyllidae)". ZooKeys. 657. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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