Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Genus: | Apterygida |
| Species: | A. media
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| Apterygida media (Hagenbach, 1822)
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Distribution
editThe distribution of A. media ranges from southern Sweden in the north to Greece in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Ukraine in the east.[3] It is one of only four native species of earwig in the United Kingdom, although three further species have been introduced.[4] In the United Kingdom, it is only found in the south-east, which has the most continental climate. It is widespread in East Kent, and is also found in Essex and Suffolk.[2] It may have arrived in Great Britain via a land bridge over the North Sea known as Doggerland.[2]
Taxonomy
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Apterygida media was first described by Jacob Johann Hagenbach under the name Forficula media. His description appeared in the 1822 work Insectorum Helvetiae.
Description
editApterygida media has short wings and elytra. It is redidsh-brown in colour, with yellow legs.[2]
Ecology
editApterygida media is thought to have been a common insect in the hop gardens of Kent until the introduction of pesticides.[2] It is now found chiefly in warm hedges and woodland edges, particularly on field maples (Acer campestre).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Apterygida media (Hagenbach 1822)". Fauna Europaea. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Species account for Apterygida media". The Essex Field Club. 2011. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ Petr Kočárek (2001). "Description of pre-imaginal stages of Apterygida media (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), with a key to nymphs of Central European Dermaptera species" (PDF). Entomological Problems. 32 (1): 93–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ Fabias Haas (2009). "The Earwigs of the United Kingdom". Retrieved April 3, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Apterygida media at Wikimedia Commons
