Forficula decipiens

Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.^[3]

Forficula decipiens
male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Family:	Forficulidae
Genus:	Forficula
Species:	F. decipiens
Binomial name
Forficula decipiens Gené, 1832[1]
Synonyms[2]
Forficula brevis Rambur (1838) Forficula pallidicornis Brulle (1832) Forficula laminigera Costa (1881) Forficula decipiens var. cyclolabia and var. macrolabia Fieber (1853)

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.^[4]

Distribution

This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Montenegro and Romania), Asia Minor, and in North Africa.^[4][5][6]