Apterygida media
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Apterygida media (Hagenbach, 1822)
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Apterygida media is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig.[2]
Distribution[edit]
The 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[edit]
Apterygida media was first described by Jacob Johann Hagenbach under the name Forficula media. His description appeared in the 1822 work Insectorum Helvetiae.
Description[edit]
Apterygida media has short wings and elytra. It is redidsh-brown in colour, with yellow legs.[2]
Ecology[edit]
Apterygida 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[edit]
Media related to Apterygida media at Wikimedia Commons
