Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Beetle or...

Posted by buggub on 16-06-2013 23:48
#1

Hi,

I found this strange looking bug tonight. Can you please id it. Found in Slovenia.

Thanks.

Posted by John Carr on 17-06-2013 00:05
#2

Earwig (Dermaptera). The projection between the appendages is found in Labia, but I don't know whether it is taxonomically important.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-06-2013 22:04
#3

This looks like Labia minor - the Lesser Earwig.
[If you Google this, do remember to add Dermaptera to the search term!]