Forficula
Genus of earwigs
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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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| Forficula auricularia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Forficulinae |
| Genus: | Forficula Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Gallery
Forficula auricularia
Forficula smyrnensis
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Species
The genus Forficula contains at least 68 species,[2] making it the largest genus of earwigs.[citation needed] 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)
