Christmas Island earwig
Introduction The '''Christmas Island earwig''' ('''''Anisolabis subarmata''''') is a species of earwig in the family Anisolabididae.
Taxonomy The Christmas Island earwig was described as a new species in 1900 by English entomologist William Forsell Kirby. The holotype had been collected by Charles William Andrews on Christmas Island. Kirby placed it in the genus ''Labia'', with a scientific name of ''Labia subarmata''.
Biology and conservation Very little is known about the Christmas Island earwig, as it is one of twenty-four invertebrate species endemic to Christmas Island that have not been detected since 1902.
See also * List of Dermapterans of Australia
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