Chelisochidae
| Chelisochidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Forficulina |
| Family: | Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 |
| Subfamilies[1][2] | |
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Chelisochidae is a family of earwigs[3][4] whose members are commonly known as black earwigs.[5] The family contains a total of approximately 96 species, spread across sixteen genera in three subfamilies.[6][7]
They are primarily located in the more tropical Afrotropical, Australasian, and Oriental ecozones, even though some species, such as Chelisoches morio, are cosmopolitan.[7] They are often dark in color, lending to their common name, and can vary in size. They can be easily identified due to a certain characteristic in their tarsi, involving a ventral projection on the second tarsal segment. Like most earwigs, they are omnivores, and their diet consists of the larvae of leaf-mining insects, as well as certain types of vegetation.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.taxonomy.nl/main/classification/18211.htm[]
- ↑ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102459
- ↑ "Checklist for CHELISOCHIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ↑ See first entry in external links section for reference.
- ↑ "Discover Life - Dermaptera: Chelisochidae - Black earwig, Black earwigs". Discover Life. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
- ↑ Steinmann, H. (1993). "Dermaptera. Eudermaptera II". Das Tierreich. 108.
- 1 2 3 "Family CHELISOCHIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australia: Australian Government: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Chelisochidae |
- The Earwig Research Centre's Chelisochidae database Source for references: type Chelisochidae in the "family" field and click "search".
- Australian Faunal Directory: Chelisochidae
- An image of the family.
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