Earwigs (Dermaptera)

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Overview

A descriptive reference for Earwigs in Australia:

https://australianmuseum.net.au/earwigs

A field guide from Tasmania:

https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/dermaptera-earwigs/

Also from Atlas of Living Australia:

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6c2cc331-962e-46c8-8d6b-591307a9c64c

8 species

Anisolabididae (family) (Unidentified wingless earwig)

Dermaptera (order) (Earwig)

Forficula auricularia (European Earwig)

MALE

FEMALE

Labidura sp. (genus) (Unidentified Labidura earwig)

MALE

Marava arachidis (Bone-house Earwig)

Nala lividipes (Black field earwig)

Nesogaster ruficeps (Red-headed earwig)

Titanolabis colossea (Giant Earwig)

Conservation Level

Invasiveness

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