Chelidura Explained

Chelidura is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae from mainland Europe (not the British Isles) including southern Scandinavia.

Species

According to the Dermaptera Species File, the following species are accepted within Chelidura:

• Chelidura aptera (von Muhlfeld, 1825)
• Chelidura arverna David & Van Herrewege, 1973
• Chelidura carpathica Steinmann & Kis, 1990
• Chelidura euxina (Semenov, 1907)
• Chelidura nuristanica Steinmann, 1977
• Chelidura przewalskii (Semenov, 1908)
• Chelidura pyrenaica (Bonelli, 1832)
• Chelidura redux (Semenov, 1908)
• Chelidura russica Steinmann, 1977
• Chelidura semenovi Bey-Bienko, 1934
• Chelidura specifica Steinmann, 1989
• Chelidura thoracica Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
• Chelidura tibetana (Semenov Tian-Shansky & Bey-Bienko, 1935)
• Chelidura transsilvanica Ebner, 1932