| Forficulidae | |
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| Forficula auricularia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Forficulina |
| Family: | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 |
| Genera [1] | |
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Subfamily Allodahliinae
Subfamily Anechurinae
Subfamily Chelidurinae
Subfamily Forficulinae
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Forficulidae is a family of earwigs, in the suborder Forficulina in the order Dermaptera.
Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).