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Species Vostox apicedentatus - Toothed Earwig

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Family Spongiphoridae (Little Earwigs)
Subfamily Spongiphorinae
Genus Vostox
Species apicedentatus (Toothed Earwig)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syn: Spongovostox apicedentatus(1)
Orig. Comb: Spongophora apicedentata Caudell 1904
Explanation of Names
Vostox apicedentatus (Caudell 1904)
apicedentatus = 'toothed at tip' (refers to the distinctive feature of the male's forceps)
Identification
The female is almost impossible to tell from females of other Vostox spp.
The male can be identified by a single tooth on the inside edge of the forceps near the tip.
- Males
Range
s. CA to w. TX; Mexico(1)
Habitat
Deserts; mostly in rotting cacti (one of the few places that keep moist for very long in the desert)
Remarks
Type locality: Tucson, Arizona
Print References
Caudell, 1905, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus., 28: 461.
Works Cited
1.The Earwigs of California (Order Dermaptera)
R.L. Langston & J.A. Powell. 1975. Bull. Calif. Insect Surv. 20: 1-25.
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 15 September, 2009 - 4:04am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2024 - 4:48pm

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