Forficula auricularia Linnaeus 1758 (common earwig)

Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Forficula according to P. Lesne 1920

See also Fabricius 1775, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767 and Scopoli 1763

Sister taxa: Forficula baltica, Forficula bolcensis, Forficula klebsi, Forficula kotejai, Forficula minuta, Forficula paleocaenica, Forficula paleoligura, Forficula praecursor, Forficula primigenia, Forficula pristina, Forficula recta

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Castle Eden boulder clays (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)

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