| Apachyus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Apachyidae |
| Subfamily: | Apachyinae |
| Genus: | Apachyus Audinet-Serville, 1831 |
Apachyus is a genus of earwigs, in the family Apachyidae. It is one of only two genera in Apachyidae. [1]
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcep-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short, rarely used forewings, hence the scientific order name, "skin wings". Some groups are tiny parasites on mammals and lack the typical pincers. Earwigs are found on all continents except Antarctica.
Apachyidae is a small family of earwigs, in the suborder Forficulina and the order Dermaptera. It contains two genera.
Dendroiketes is a genus of earwigs, in the family Apachyidae. It is one of only two genera in Apachyidae.
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