Anechura bipunctata explained

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- (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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id56/ Biolib
  2. http://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1179902 Dermaptera species file
  3. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d180c4e2-6caa-48ef-9ec1-553acd76352a 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