Forficula decipiens

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Forficula decipiens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
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]

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Distribution

This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro and Romania) and in North Africa. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Forficula decipiens" . Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. Biolib
  3. 1 2 Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
  4. Fauna europaea