Forficula decipiens
| Forficula decipiens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Forficula |
| Species: | F. decipiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Forficula decipiens | |
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Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[3]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Forficula decipiens". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ 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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