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Family Chelisochidae - Black Earwigs

Chelisoches morio - male Chelisochides morio - Chelisoches morio - male Chelisochides morio - Chelisoches morio - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Family Chelisochidae (Black Earwigs)
Explanation of Names
Chelisochidae Verhoeff 1902
Numbers
A single species in our area(1)(2), ~100 spp. in 15 genera worldwide, arranged into 4 subfamilies(3)