Phylogeny of Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Dermaptera are an unusual group of insects that display extreme sexual dimorphism in their forceps-like cerci and have limited brood care behavior. Two groups are parasites of mammals, the Hemimerina (on African rodents) and Arixeniina (on Malaysian bats). We are establishing a molecular phylogeny for this group in order elucidate patterns of dermapteran diversification and evolution.
![Hemimerus talpoides](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/bb0b432/2147483647/strip/true/crop/240x188+0+0/resize/240x188!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F50%2Fddffff7d458fbc0ddeeb4b55071d%2Fbug-hemimerus.jpg)
Photo by Fabian Haas
![Labidura bengalensis](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/487e6c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/309x188+0+0/resize/309x188!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F9f%2Fbf2b8dc04f32973eedea672c86c9%2Fbug-bengalensis.jpg)
Photo by Fabian Haas
![Opisthocosmia Cervipygia](https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/dims4/default/b019b09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/406x188+0+0/resize/406x188!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrigham-young-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8c%2Fed%2Fee9795514785bd37d3c9a9c58237%2Fbug-opisthocosmia.jpg)
Photo by Fabian Haas
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Lab personnel involved in research:
Karl Jarvis
Outside Collaborators:
Fabian Haas :: gti-kontaktstelle.de