''Forficula'' is a genus of
earwig
Earwigs make up the insect order (biology), order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cercus, cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincer (biology), pincers on ...
s in the family
Forficulidae
Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and more than 500 described species in Forficulidae.
Species in this family include ''Forficula auricularia'' (the European earwig or common earwig) and ' ...
; it was first described in 1758 by Swedish biologist
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
in the
10th edition of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' (Latin; the English title is ''A General System of Nature'') is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoologic ...
. The name ''Forficula'' is Latin for ''earwig'', formerly ''small pinchers''.
The genus spans all continents except Antarctica and is native to Afro-Eurasia, primarily Europe.
The best known species is ''
Forficula auricularia
''Forficula auricularia'' is a species complex comprising the common earwig. It is also known as the European earwig. It is an omnivorous insect belonging to the family Forficulidae. The name ''earwig'' comes from the appearance of the hindwings ...
'' and is a common household pest''.''
Gallery
File:Forficula-auricularia-01-fws.jpg, Forficula auricularia
File:Уховертка Forficula smyrnensis- Forficula smyrnensis - Earwig Forficula smyrnensis- Ухолазка Forficula smyrnensis- Ohrwürmer Forficula smyrnensis (27910667142).jpg, Forficula smyrnensis
Species
The genus ''Forficula'' contains at least 68 species, making it the largest genus of earwigs. Some species are listed below:
* ''
Forficula abrutiana''
* ''
Forficula aetolica''
* ''
Forficula aeolica''
* ''
Forficula auricularia
''Forficula auricularia'' is a species complex comprising the common earwig. It is also known as the European earwig. It is an omnivorous insect belonging to the family Forficulidae. The name ''earwig'' comes from the appearance of the hindwings ...
''
* ''
Forficula apennina''
* ''
Forficula davidi''
* ''
Forficula decipiens''
* ''
Forficula dentata''
* ''
Forficula greeni''
* ''
Forficula harberei''
* ''
Forficula iberica''
* ''
Forficula laeviforceps''
* ''
Forficula lesnei''
* ''
Forficula lucasi''
* ''
Forficula lurida''
* ''
Forficula mediterranea''
* ''
Forficula mikado
''Forficula mikado'' is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae. They are found in the Palearctic realm, particularly in Japan.
References
External links''Forticula mikado'': Images and occurrence datafrom GBIF
The Global Biodivers ...
''
* ''
Forficula planicollis''
* ''
Forficula pubescens''
* ''
Forficula riffensis''
* ''
Forficula ruficollis''
* ''
Forficula scudderi''
* ''
Forficula silana''
* ''
Forficula smyrnensis''
* ''
Forficula tomis''
* ''
Forficula vicaria''
* ''
Forficula vilmi''
References
External links
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Dermaptera genera
Forficulidae
Insects described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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