| Forficula | |
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| Forficula auricularia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Forficulinae |
| Genus: | Forficula Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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Forficula is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. The best known species is Forficula auricularia.
Species
The genus Forficula contains at least 68 species,[1] making it the largest genus of earwigs. Some species are listed below:
- Forficula abrutiana
- Forficula aetolica
- Forficula aeolica[2]
- Forficula auricularia
- Forficula apennina
- Forficula davidi
- Forficula decipiens
- Forficula dentata[2]
- Forficula greeni
- Forficula harberei
- Forficula iberica
- Forficula laeviforceps
- Forficula lesnei
- Forficula lucasi
- Forficula lurida
- Forficula mediterranea[2]
- Forficula mikado
- Forficula planicollis
- Forficula pubescens
- Forficula riffensis
- Forficula ruficollis
- Forficula scudderi
- Forficula silana
- Forficula smyrnensis
- Forficula tomis
- Forficula vicaria
- Forficula vilmi[3]
References
- ↑ Henrik Steinmann (1993) [1989]. Dermaptera: Eudermaptera II. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen [A Compilation and Characterization of the Recent animal groups]. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-012298-5.
- 1 2 3 González-Miguéns, Rubén; Muñoz-Nozal, Eva; Jiménez-Ruiz, Yolanda; Mas-Peinado, Paloma; Ghanavi, Hamid R; García-París, Mario (2020-11-07). "Speciation patterns in the Forficula auricularia species complex: cryptic and not so cryptic taxa across the western Palaearctic region". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (3): 788–823. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa070. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ↑ "Species Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989". Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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