Apterygida media
Apterygida media | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Dermaptera |
Family: | Forficulidae |
Genus: | Apterygida |
Species: | A. media
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Binomial name | |
Apterygida media (Hagenbach, 1822)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.[2]
Distribution[]
The distribution of A. media ranges from southern Sweden in the north to Greece in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Ukraine in the east.[3] It is one of only four native species of earwig in the United Kingdom, although three further species have been introduced.[4] In the United Kingdom, it is only found in the south-east, which has the most continental climate. It is widespread in East Kent, and is also found in Essex and Suffolk.[2] It may have arrived in Great Britain via a land bridge over the North Sea known as Doggerland.[2]
Taxonomy[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hagenbach_earwig.jpg/170px-Hagenbach_earwig.jpg)
Apterygida media was first described by Jacob Johann Hagenbach under the name Forficula media. His description appeared in the 1822 work Insectorum Helvetiae.
Description[]
Apterygida media has short wings and elytra. It is redidsh-brown in colour, with yellow legs.[2]
Ecology[]
Apterygida media is thought to have been a common insect in the hop gardens of Kent until the introduction of pesticides.[2] It is now found chiefly in warm hedges and woodland edges, particularly on field maples (Acer campestre).[2]
References[]
- ^ "Apterygida media (Hagenbach 1822)". Fauna Europaea. December 7, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Species account for Apterygida media". The Essex Field Club. 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Petr Kočárek (2001). "Description of pre-imaginal stages of Apterygida media (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), with a key to nymphs of Central European Dermaptera species" (PDF). . 32 (1): 93–97.
- ^ Fabias Haas (2009). "The Earwigs of the United Kingdom". Retrieved April 3, 2011.
External links[]
Media related to Apterygida media at Wikimedia Commons
- Forficulidae
- Insects of Europe
- Insects described in 1822