Forficulites
Forficulites is an extinct genus of earwig within the family Forficulidae containing a single species, Forficulites rottensis, that lived during the Oligocene epoch. It was described by Georg Statz in 1939, from the Rott Formation in Germany. References Fossil taxa described in 1939 Forficulidae Dermaptera genera Fossils of Germany Oligocene insects Prehistoric insects of Europe Prehistoric insect genera Rupelian genus first appearances Chattian genus extinctions