Protodiplatys is an extinct genus of earwigs, in the family Protodiplatyidae, the suborder Archidermaptera, and the order Dermaptera.[1] It is known from three species, P. fortis and P. gracilis, which are known from the Middle-Late Jurassic Karabastau Formation in Kazakhstan, and P. mongoliensis from the Aptian aged Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia.

Protodiplatys
Temporal range: Callovian–Aptian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Protodiplatyidae
Genus: Protodiplatys
Martynov, 1925
Species[1][2]
  • Protodiplatys fortis Martynov, 1925
  • Protodiplatys gracilis Vishnyakova, 1980
  • Protodiplatys mongoliensis Vishnyakova, 1986

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus †Protodiplatys Martynov, 1925: Dermaptera Species File".
  2. ^ "Archidermaptera".