Chelisoches
Chelisoches (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. C. morio has been introduced to California and Florida.
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| A black earwig (Chelisoches morio) on a sign in Hawaii Botanical Garden | |
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Species
This genus includes the following species:
- Chelisoches annulatus
- Chelisoches ater (Bormans, 1900)[3]
- Chelisoches australicus (Le Guillou, 1841)
- Chelisoches handschini Günther, 1934
- Chelisoches kimberleyensis Mjöberg, 1913
- Chelisoches morio (Fabricius, 1775)
Names brought to synonymy
- Chelisoches elegans De Bormans, 1900, a synonym for Euenkrates elegans (De Bormans, 1900) [Srivastava 1976].
References
- Scudder 1876: Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist., 18, 295
- Audinet-Serville, Histoire Naturelle des Insects. Othopteres. (1839), p.32
- Quelques Dermaptères du Musée civique de Gênes. A Bormans, Annali del Musco Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 1900
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Wikispecies has information related to Chelisoches. |
- "Chelisoches" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Chelisoches at Bug Guide
- Chelisoches at dermaptera.speciesfile.org
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