Forficula

Forficula
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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; it was first described in 1758 by Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The name Forficula is Latin for earwig, formerly small pinchers.[1] The genus spans all continents except Antarctica and is native to Afro-Eurasia, primarily Europe.[1] The best known species is Forficula auricularia and is a common household pest.

  • Forficula auricularia
    Forficula auricularia
  • Forficula smyrnensis
    Forficula smyrnensis

Species

The genus Forficula contains at least 68 species,[2] making it the largest genus of earwigs.[citation needed] Some species are listed below:

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus Forficula". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ "Species Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989". Australian Government Department of Environment and Energy. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Forficula paleocaenica Willmann, 1990". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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