Biology:Forficula
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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.
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Species
The genus Forficula contains at least 68 species,[2] making it the largest genus of earwigs. Some species are listed below:
- Forficula abrutiana
- Forficula aetolica
- Forficula aeolica[3]
- Forficula auricularia
- Forficula apennina
- Forficula davidi
- Forficula decipiens
- Forficula dentata[3]
- Forficula greeni
- Forficula harberei
- Forficula iberica
- Forficula laeviforceps
- Forficula lesnei
- Forficula lucasi
- Forficula lurida
- Forficula mediterranea[3]
- Forficula mikado
- Forficula planicollis
- Forficula pubescens
- Forficula riffensis
- Forficula ruficollis
- Forficula scudderi
- Forficula silana
- Forficula smyrnensis
- Forficula tomis
- Forficula vicaria
- Forficula vilmi[4]
- †Forficula paleocaenica[5] (fossil)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus Forficula" (in en). https://bugguide.net/node/view/23280.
- ↑ Henrik Steinmann (1993). 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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" (in en). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190 (3): 788–823. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa070. ISSN 0024-4082. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/190/3/788/5894910.
- ↑ "Species Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989". https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Forficula_vilmi.
- ↑ "Forficula paleocaenica Willmann, 1990". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/8467917.
External links
Data related to Forficula at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q3024850 entry
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