Xeniaria truncata

Xeniaria truncata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Family:	Arixeniidae
Genus:	Xeniaria
Species:	X. truncata
Binomial name
	Xeniaria truncata; Maa, 1974 in Nakata & Maa, 1974

Xeniaria truncata is a species of earwigs (order Dermaptera) in the family Arixeniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Description

X. truncata is a wingless mid-sized earwig with a flat body; the body length of adult females is 18 mm (0.71 in). The body is almost entirely covered with hairs, with the head being an exception; the head does have a small patch of sensory hairs near the central portion, but is hairless outside of that. It is very similar to Xeniaria bicornis.

Distribution

X. truncata is endemic to Palawan, the Philippines. It is associated with the hairless bat, Cheiromeles torquatus. The type series was obtained from the folds of foreneck of C. torquatus.

References

1 2 "Xeniaria truncata Maa, 1974". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 November 2026.
↑ Fabian Haas. "All the names". earwigs-online.de.
1 2 3 4 5 Nakata, Setsuko; Maa, T. C. (20 August 1974). "A review of the parasitic earwigs (Dermaptera: Arixeniina; Hemimerina)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 16 (2): 307–374 [321]. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
1 2 3 4 Encinares, John Mark A.; Lucañas, Cristian C.; Lit, Ireneo L. (2025). "First record of Xeniaria bicornis Maa, 1974 (Dermaptera: Arixeniidae) in Luzon Island, Philippines". Oriental Insects. 59 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1080/00305316.2024.2360227.
1 2 Hastriter, Michael W.; Miller, Kelly B.; Svenson, Gavin J.; Martin, Gavin J.; Whiting, Michael (2017). "New record of a phoretic flea associated with earwigs (Dermaptera, Arixeniidae) and a redescription of the bat flea Lagaropsylla signata (Siphonaptera, Ischnopsyllidae)". ZooKeys. 657: 67–79. doi:10.3897/zookeys.657.11095.

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[CoL-1] 1 2 "Xeniaria truncata Maa, 1974". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 November 2026.

[ERC-2] Fabian Haas. "All the names". earwigs-online.de.

[Nakata_and_Maa_1974-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Nakata, Setsuko; Maa, T. C. (20 August 1974). "A review of the parasitic earwigs (Dermaptera: Arixeniina; Hemimerina)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 16 (2): 307–374 [321]. Retrieved 13 April 2026.

[Encinares_et_al._2025-4] 1 2 3 4 Encinares, John Mark A.; Lucañas, Cristian C.; Lit, Ireneo L. (2025). "First record of Xeniaria bicornis Maa, 1974 (Dermaptera: Arixeniidae) in Luzon Island, Philippines". Oriental Insects. 59 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1080/00305316.2024.2360227.

[Hastriter_et_al._2017-5] 1 2 Hastriter, Michael W.; Miller, Kelly B.; Svenson, Gavin J.; Martin, Gavin J.; Whiting, Michael (2017). "New record of a phoretic flea associated with earwigs (Dermaptera, Arixeniidae) and a redescription of the bat flea Lagaropsylla signata (Siphonaptera, Ischnopsyllidae)". ZooKeys. 657: 67–79. doi:10.3897/zookeys.657.11095.