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Order
- DERMAPTERA
(Greek,
derma = skin, pteron = wing)
Common
Name:
earwigs
Distribution:
Cosmopolitan
Description
Earwigs are easy to recognize
because no other common insect has similar forceps-like cerci. The only
remotely similar insects are some eyeless, pale, rarely encountered diplurans.
Most North Americans will only encounter one species of earwig, the European
Earwig illustrated here.