Anechura bipunctata

Anechura bipunctata
	Anechura bipunctata. Immature
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Forficulina
Family:	Forficulidae
Subfamily:	Anechurinae
Genus:	Anechura
Species:	A. bipunctatas
Binomial name
	Anechura bipunctata; (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
	Anechura orientalis Krauss in De Bormans & Krauss, 1900; Chelidura anthracina Kolenati, 1846; Forficula biguttata Fabricius, 1794; Forficula bipunctata Fabricius, 1781; Forficula fabricii Fieber, 1854;

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

^ 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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[1] Biolib

[2] Dermaptera species file

[3] Fauna europaea

[4] D Muranyi Data to three insects (Embiidina, Dermaptera, Isoptera) from the Balkans - Opuscula Zoologica

[5] H. Wermuth,M. Fischer,Henrik Steinmann Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom: Dermaptura Eudermaptera II

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