Chelidurella acanthopygia is the type species of European earwigs in the genus Chelidurella (family Forficulidae); it was first described by Géné in 1832 (as Forficula acanthopygia).[1] Records of occurrence are from: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.[2]
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| C. acanthopygia female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Anechurinae |
| Genus: | Chelidurella |
| Species: | C. acanthopygia
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832)
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References
edit- ^ Géné (1832) Annali delle Scienze del Regno Lombardo-Veneto 2: 13.
- ^ Dermaptera Species File: species Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832) (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 May 2023)
External links
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Media related to Chelidurella acanthopygia at Wikimedia Commons- Description and pictures at JungleDragon
