- Chelisoches morio
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Chelisoches morio 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Dermaptera Family: Chelisochidae Genus: Chelisoches Species: C. morio Binomial name Chelisoches morio
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]Synonyms [2] Forficula morio Fabricius, 1775
Chelisoches morio (also known as the black earwig) is a cosmopolitan earwig in the family Chelisochidae.[2] Black earwigs are active at all times of the day, and prefer wet habitats. Adults can grow up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[3]
External links
- Chelisoches morio, Bug Guide
- Black earwig, Cook Islands Biodiversity Database
References
- ^ "Chelisoches morio (Fabricius, 1775)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=186038.
- ^ a b Logan Hudson (1974). "Dermaptera of Niue Island, and material from the Cook Islands". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1 (1): 45–49. http://books.google.com/books?id=o0xFG-MDpWYC&pg=PA47.
- ^ "Chelisoches morio". University of Hawaii. November 1992. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/type/chelisoc.htm. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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