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Species Labia minor - Lesser Earwig

Little Earwig - Labia minor - male Labia minor Oregon Spongiphoridae? - Labia minor - male Earwig - Labia minor - male Labia minor? - Labia minor - male Unknown earwig - Labia minor - male Labia minor - male - female Lesser Earwig - Labia minor - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Family Spongiphoridae (Little Earwigs)
Subfamily Labiinae
Genus Labia
Species minor (Lesser Earwig)
Other Common Names
Small Earwig(1), Little Earwig
Explanation of Names
Labia minor (Linnaeus 1758)
minor = 'smaller, lesser'
Size
BL including forceps rarely exceeds 7 mm(1); 4-7 mm(2)
Identification
Small, pubescent all over the body & appendages, tan-colored, easily flying; female with forceps closed may look like a rove beetle (Staphylinidae)(1)
Male forceps symmetrical, with several small teeth internally:

Female:
Range
North and south temperate zones around the world; widespread in NA and ranges farther north (into BC & PQ) than any other earwig(1)
L. minor is very likely an established adventive species. However, records to document this are very poor and, if truly introduced, then it became established and widespread a very long time ago. The first US record I know of is from around 1838, but it was likely already here for some time prior to that. Given its ubiquity and long history in the Nearctic (and other areas of the world), it is now effectively 'native' everywhere. (M.S. Engel, pers. comm. to =v= 21.v.2010)
Habitat
Around manure and on flowers; often numerous under debris and manure taken in flight or at lights(1)(3)
Food
Manure maggots(1), decaying plant material
Remarks
Uses its forceps to comb out the wings(1) (video)
NB: searching for "Labia minor" is possibly NSFO (not safe for office), so add the word 'Dermaptera' to your search...
Works Cited
1.The Earwigs of California (Order Dermaptera)
R.L. Langston & J.A. Powell. 1975. Bull. Calif. Insect Surv. 20: 1-25.
2.Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects
Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn. 2004. Brooks Cole.
3.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.