Forficula

Forficula is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae; it was first described in 1758 by Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The name Forficula is Latin for earwig, formerly small pinchers.^[1] The genus spans all continents except Antarctica and is native to Afro-Eurasia, primarily Europe.^[1] The best known species is Forficula auricularia and is a common household pest.

Forficula
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Family:	Forficulidae
Subfamily:	Forficulinae
Genus:	Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Gallery

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  Forficula auricularia
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  Forficula smyrnensis

Species

The genus Forficula contains at least 68 species,^[2] making it the largest genus of earwigs.^{[citation needed]} Some species are listed below:

• Forficula abrutiana
• Forficula aetolica
• Forficula aeolica^[3]
• Forficula auricularia
• Forficula apennina
• Forficula davidi
• Forficula decipiens
• Forficula dentata^[3]
• Forficula greeni
• Forficula harberei
• Forficula iberica
• Forficula laeviforceps
• Forficula lesnei
• Forficula lucasi
• Forficula lurida
• Forficula mediterranea^[3]
• Forficula mikado
• Forficula planicollis
• Forficula pubescens
• Forficula riffensis
• Forficula ruficollis
• Forficula scudderi
• Forficula silana
• Forficula smyrnensis
• Forficula tomis
• Forficula vicaria
• Forficula vilmi^[4]