Labidura riparia

Labidura riparia
Labidura riparia
A Labidura riparia specimen in Ebro Delta, Spain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Suborder: Forficulina
Family: Labiduridae
Genus: Labidura
Species: L. riparia
Binomial name
Labidura riparia
Pallas, 1773 [1]
A male Labidura riparia specimen in Köpenick, Berlin
A male Labidura riparia specimen in Köpenick, Berlin, in a threatening pose

Labidura riparia, commonly referred to as the tawny earwig, giant earwig, striped earwig, riparian earwig, or common brown earwig, is a species of earwig in the suborder Forficulina.[2][3][4][5] They have a lighter color than most other earwigs, which are usually brown, lending to their name, the "tawny earwig". They can be found near ponds, lakes, and debris near seashore. The species is attracted to light, like many other insects. They emit an odor that is often considered extremely nauseating by many people .[6]

It is a cosmopolitan species, found on every continent except Antarctica, due to its ability to survive rafting and floating .[7]

References

  1. ^ "The Earwig Research Centre - All the names". http://earwigs-online.de/names.html. Retrieved 2009-04-01. 
  2. ^ "Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773) (Giant Earwig, Tawny Earwig)". Bioimages.org.uk. http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/t113408.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
  3. ^ "Earwig Management Guidelines-UC IPM". Ipm.ucdavis.edu. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
  4. ^ "Invertebrates - Nature in the Cerrillos Hills Historic Park". Cerrilloshills.org. http://www.cerrilloshills.org/nature/insects.html. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
  5. ^ "Labidura riparia (Pallas)". CSIRO. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_1089.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
  6. ^ P. M. Choate. "The Order Dermaptera (Earwigs) in Florida and the United States" (PDF). University of Florida. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/choate/dermaptera.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-01. 
  7. ^ Fabian Haas (February 22, 2006). "The Giant Earwig of St. Helena - The Dodo of the Dermaptera". Earwig Research Centre. http://www.earwigs-online.de/Lherculeana/Lherculeana.html. Retrieved December 18, 2009. 


Stub icon This earwig-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.