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| Forficula dentata | |
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| Male in Redondo Beach, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Forficula |
| Species: | F. dentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Forficula dentata J.Fabr., 1775
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Forficula dentata is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae, commonly referred to as the Western earwig or European earwig.[2] It was first described by Danish zoologist, Johan Christian Fabricius, in 1775.
It is a cryptic species belonging to the Forficula auricularia species complex.[3][4] Originally thought to be a synonym of F. auricularia, it has since been classified its own unique species. Being cryptic, it is often misidentified as F. auricularia or Forficula mediterranea, which differ in their distribution.
The distribution of F. dentata includes the British Isles, parts of Western Europe, Australia,[5] New Zealand, Chile, the Western United States and Canada.[6] Other populations of this species include the Belarusian Central Botanic Gardens, Belarus; Newfoundland, Canada; and an individual near Gimmingen, Germany.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "species group Forficula (auricularia) Linnaeus, 1758: Dermaptera Species File". dermaptera.archive.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ González-Miguéns, Rubén; Muñoz-Nozal, Eva; Jiménez-Ruiz, Yolanda; Mas-Peinado, Paloma; Ghanavi, Hamid R; García-París, Mario (2020-11-07). "Speciation patterns in the Forficula auricularia species complex: cryptic and not so cryptic taxa across the western Palaearctic region". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (3): 788–823. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa070. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ "Species Forficula dentata". bugguide.net. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Forficula dentata (European Earwig)". Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania.
- ^ ""Forficula auricularia-B"[tax]". BOLDSYSTEMS.
- ^ "Record Details For GMBMO1221-18". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Record Details For SMTPR10134-16". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "Record Details For GMGML067-14". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
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