Marava arachidis explained

Marava arachidis is a species of earwig in the family Spongiphoridae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, South America, and Southern Asia. It inhabits the stems of fennel and females will lay eggs on fennel leaves. ^[1]

Further reading

• Book: World Catalogue of Dermaptera. 1989. Steinmann . H.. Spencer . K. A.. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Series Entomologica. 43. 978-0-7923-0096-0.

Notes and References

1. Abramson . Charles Ira . Wanderley . Paulo Alves . Miná . Alexandre José Soares . Wanderley . Maria José Araújo . Capacity of earwig Marava arachidis (Yersin) to access fennel plants Foeniculum vulgare Mill in laboratory and field . Ciência Rural . December 2007 . 37 . 6 . 1524–1528 . 10.1590/S0103-84782007000600003. free .