| Opisthocosmia | |
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| Opisthocosmia sp. from Borneo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Opisthocosmiinae |
| Genus: | Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 1865 |
Opisthocosmia is a genus of earwigs, typical of the subfamily Opisthocosmiinae, erected by Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn in 1907. [1] Records of occurrence (probably incomplete) include Malesia and South America. [2]
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