Forficula nigerrima Brindle, 1966 b: 148

Miles, Claire, 2015, The Earwig Collection (Dermaptera) of the Manchester Museum, UK, with a complete type catalogue, European Journal of Taxonomy 141, pp. 1-138 : 83

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scientific name	Forficula nigerrima Brindle, 1966 b: 148
status

Treatment

Forficula nigerrima Brindle, 1966 b: 148 View in CoL , figs 1–3.

Type material

1 ♂, paratype, F3233.1724, dried, mounted on card.

Locality label

Nyasaland / Mt Mlange / 8.8.1956 / AWR McCrae. // Ridge 7500’ / ½ m ESE of / Little Rus Camp / Little Rus Plat. // Under stones / on peaty / grass mat.

Taxonomy

Forficulidae , Forficulinae , Afroforficula nigerrima (Brindle, 1966) .

Remarks

1. Transferred by Steinmann (1993: 544).

2. Index card entry: Africa, Malawi.

3. Mt Mlange (locality label) is a variant spelling of Mt. Mlanje or Mt. Mulanje, Malawi.