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Black earwig

Chelisoches morio

Classification

Class
Insecta

Chelisochidae is a family of earwigs whose members are commonly known as black earwigs. The family contains a total of approximately 96 species, spread across sixteen genera in three subfamilies. They are primarily located in the more tropical Afrotropical, Australasian, and Oriental realms, even though some species, such as Chelisoches morio, are cosmopolitan.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Switzerland · 1