Forficula decipiens

Forficula decipiens
	Forficula decipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Forficulina
Family:	Forficulidae
Genus:	Forficula
Species:	F. decipiens
Binomial name
	Forficula decipiens; Gené, 1832[1]

Forficula decipiens is a species of earwig.[2]

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.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in South Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Greece, Montenegro and Romania) and in North Africa.[3][4]

References

"Forficula decipiens". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
Biolib
Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera
Fauna europaea

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[2] Biolib

[AA-3] Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich: Dermaptera : Eudermaptera

[4] Fauna europaea