Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of earwigs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Forficula auricularia
Common Earwig
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 24 images 1 ident. refs
Forficula lesnei
Lesne’s Earwig
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusForficula (a genus of earwigs)
FamilyFORFICULIDAE (a family of earwigs)
OrderDERMAPTERA (earwigs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Forficula (a genus of earwigs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Forficula (a genus of earwigs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Forficula (a genus of earwigs)
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