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A new genus and species Palaeodermapteron dicranum gen.et sp.nov.of the subfamily Dermapterinae and family Dermapteridae is described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou,Inner Mongolia in China.This article documents the earliest record of fossil earwig,extending the earwig existence to the Middle Jurassic.Detailed description and illustration of the specimen along with a brief review of the subfamily Dermapterinae are given.Evolutional trend of earwig morphology and its associated living environment are also discussed.
A new genus and species Palaeodermapteron dicranum gen. Et sp. Nov. Of the subfamily Dermapterinae and family Dermapteridae is described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou, Inner Mongolia in China. This article documents the earliest record of fossil earwig, extending the earwig existence to the Middle Jurassic. Detailed description and illustration of the specimen along with a brief review of the subfamily Dermapterinae are given. Evolutionary trend of earwig morphology and its associated living environment are also discussed.