Cryptic diversity in endemic Canarilabis revealed by a multigene phylogeny (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae)

Abstract Earwigs of the genus Canarilabis Steinmann, 1985 (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae), which is endemic to the Canary Islands, were sequenced and subjected to molecular phylogenetic analyses for the first time. Molecular phylogenetic analyses confirmed the monophyly of Canarilabis and its sister relationship to Eurasian Euborellia Burr, 1909, and simultaneously revealed unexpected cryptic diversity among the populations that inhabit individual islands. We confirmed the species status of C. alata (Johnsen, 1974), which is endemic to La Gomera, but within C. maxima (Brullé, 1838), three different species were distinguished, and two of them are described here: C. canariensis Kočárek, Bonczek & Kočárková, sp. nov., inhabiting Gran Canaria; C. hierrensis Kočárek, Bonczek & Kočárková, sp. nov., inhabiting El Hierro; and C. maxima sensu novo associated with Tenerife. A morphologically based identification key is provided for the differentiation of male specimens.