†Forficula recta Heer 1864 (common earwig)
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Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae
Full reference: O. Heer. 1864. Die Urwelt der Schweiz 1-622
Belongs to Forficula according to A. Handlirsch 1907
See also Heer 1864
Sister taxa: Forficula auricularia, Forficula baltica, Forficula bolcensis, Forficula klebsi, Forficula kotejai, Forficula minuta, Forficula paleocaenica, Forficula paleoligura, Forficula praecursor, Forficula primigenia, Forficula pristina
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oeningen (Zurich collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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