Forficulidae | |
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Forficula auricularia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Dermaptera |
Suborder: | Forficulina |
Family: |
Forficulidae Latreille, 1810 |
Genera | |
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Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.
Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).
The family includes the following subfamilies and genera: