Forficula decipiens
| Forficula decipiens | |
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| Forficula decipiens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Forficulina |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Forficula |
| Species: | F. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Forficula decipiens Gené, 1832[1] | |
Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig.[2]
Description
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.[3]
Distribution
This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro and Romania) and in North Africa. [3][4]
References
- ↑ "Forficula decipiens" (HTML). Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
- ↑ Fauna europaea
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