Forficulidae
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Forficulidae is a family of earwig
s, in the suborder Forficulina in the order Dermaptera.
Species in this include Forficula auricularia
(the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media
(the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).
Earwig
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera, found throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia, Australia and New Zealand. With 1,800 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders...
s, in the suborder Forficulina in the order Dermaptera.
Species in this include Forficula auricularia
Forficula auricularia
Forficula auricularia, the common earwig or European earwig, is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae. The European earwig is a common household insect in North America. Though they frighten many, they are harmless but tend to take up habitation within the home...
(the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media
Apterygida media
Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.-Distribution:The distribution of A. media ranges from southern Sweden in the north to Greece in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Ukraine in the east...
(the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).