Anechura bipunctata
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| Anechura bipunctata. Immature | |
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| Suborder: | Forficulina
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| Species: | A. bipunctatas
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| Anechura bipunctata (Fabricius, 1781)
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Anechura bipunctata is a species of earwigs in the family Forficulidae.[1][2]
Distribution[]
This species is present in most of Europe.[3]
Habitat[]
This montane species can be found at highest elevations, over 2000 meters above sea level.
Description[]
Anechura bipunctata can reach a length of 12–20 millimetres (0.47–0.79 in) (included cerci). This characteristic winged species shows a black body with a yellow marking on the elytrae. Head, legs and sides of pronotum are yellowish orange. Antennae have 9-12 segments. Pronotum is wider than long. In the males the cerci are double curved. Larvae are black.[4][5]
References[]
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- ^ Biolib
- ^ Dermaptera species file
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ D Muranyi Data to three insects (Embiidina, Dermaptera, Isoptera) from the Balkans - Opuscula Zoologica
- ^ H. Wermuth,M. Fischer,Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom: Dermaptura Eudermaptera II
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- Forficulidae
- Insects described in 1781
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