Anechura bipunctata

Anechura bipunctata
Anechura bipunctata, imago.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Family:	Forficulidae
Genus:	Anechura
Species:	A. bipunctata
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 earwig 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]

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References

External links

• Media related to Anechura bipunctata at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Anechura bipunctata at Wikispecies
• Natura Mediterraneo
• Entomofauna Saxonica
• Earwigs on line