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Species Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn, 1864)

Giant Earwig

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: SE coastal
    • Queensland: NE coastal
  • New Caledonia
  • Vanuatu

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, predator, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Rotten logs, apterous.

 

General References

Boeseman, M. 1954. The Dermaptera in the Museums at Leiden and Amsterdam. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 1954(21): 1-122 [31] (Australia, Fiji, New Hebrides)

Bormans, A. de 1894. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine, 61. Dermaptères (2nd partie). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2 34: 371-409 [379] (list)

Bormans, A. de 1900. Forficulidae. Das Tierreich 11: 1-129 [47, fig. 19] (description, male habitus, Melanesia)

Brindle, A. 1965. The Dermaptera of the Naturhistoriska Riksumuseum, Stockholm. I. Arkiv för Zoologi 2 18(18): 437-447 [441] (Australia)

Burr, M. 1911. Notes on the Forficularia. XVIII. More new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 8: 39-50 (morphology, Australia, ?Burma)

Burr, M. 1915. On the male genital armature of the Dermaptera. II: Psalidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London 1915: 521-546 3 pls [532, pl. 10 fig. 2] (male genitalia)

Dubrony, A. 1879. Enumération des Orthoptères rapportés per M.M.J. Doria, O. Beccari, et L.M. d'Albertis des régions Indienne et Austro-Malaise. I. Dermaptères. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 14: 348-383 [357] (description, male)

Hebard, M. 1933. Notes on Australasian and Melanesian Dermaptera. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10: 145-156 [146] (NSW)

Kirby, W.F. 1904. A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. Orthoptera, Euplexoptera, Cursoria, et Gressoria (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae). London : Longmans & Co. Vol. 1 x 501 pp. [19] (list)

Mjöberg, E. 1924. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. 36. Dermaptera. Arkiv för Zoologi 16: 1-11 pl. 2 [3] (rotten logs, S QLD)

Popham, E.J. & Brindle, A. 1966. Genera and species of the Dermaptera. 3. Carcinophorinae (Carcinophoridae) and Arixenidae. The Entomologist 99: 269-278 [276] (list)

Sakai, S. 1987. Dermapterorum Catalogus. XIX–XX: Iconographia IVa. A Basic Survey for Integrated Taxonomy of the Dermaptera of the World. Tokyo : Ikegami Book Co. Vol. XIX pp. ii 2278-2647. [2307, 2634] (habitus, morphology)

Sakai, S. 1987. Dermapterorum Catalogus. XIX–XX: Iconographia V. A Basic Survey for Integrated Taxonomy of the Dermaptera of the World. Tokyo : Ikegami Book Co. Vol. XX pp. 1380-2277. [2271] (synonymy, literature)

Scudder, S.H. 1876. Critical and historical notes on Forficulariae; including descriptions of new generic forms and an alphabetical synonymic list of the described species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 18: 287-332 [302] (New Caledonia)

Steinmann, H. 1977. A study on the higher taxa of Carcinophoridae (Dermaptera). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 69: 89-99 [90] (list)

Steinmann, H. 1978. Zoogeographical dispersity of Carcinophoridae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift ns 25: 173-189 [181] (list)

Steinmann, H. 1985. New Carcinophoridae and Labiduridae from circumtropical region (Dermaptera). International Quarterly of Entomology 1(1): 19-26 [20] (list)

Steinmann, H. 1989. Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II. Das Tierreich 105: xix 1-504 [25, figs 29, 30] (description, male genitalia)

Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xi 560 pp. 43 pls. [111, figs J1, J2] (note)

Zacher, F. 1911. Studien über das System der Protodermaptera. Zoologische Jahrbücher 30: 303-400 [370] (male genitalia)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Feb-2010 (import)