Forficula decipiens

Forficula decipiens
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Forficulidae
Genus: Forficula
Species:
F. decipiens
Binomial name
Forficula decipiens
Gené, 1832[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Forficula brevis Rambur (1838)
  • Forficula pallidicornis Brulle (1832)
  • Forficula laminigera Costa (1881)
  • Forficula decipiens var. cyclolabia and var. macrolabia Fieber (1853)

Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[3]

Description

Forficula decipiens can reach a length (forceps included) of 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in) in both sexes. Head is yellowish orange, pronotum, tegmina and legs are yellowish, while the abdomen is reddish brown.[4]

Distribution

This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Romania), Asia Minor, and in North Africa.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Forficula decipiens". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. ^ Sakai, Seiroku (1973-12-25). Dermapterorum Catalogus Praeliminarus VII: A Basic Survey for Numerical Taxonomy of the Forficulidae, the Dermaptera of the World [Preliminary Catalog of Dermaptera]. Tokyo: Ikegami book publishing Company. pp. 272–275.
  3. ^ Biolib
  4. ^ a b Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
  5. ^ Fauna europaea
  6. ^ Sakai, Seiroku (1973-12-25). Dermapterorum Catalogus Praeliminarus VII: A Basic Survey for Numerical Taxonomy of the Forficulidae, the Dermaptera of the World [Preliminary Catalog of Dermaptera]. Tokyo: Ikegami book publishing Company. pp. 272–275.


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