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Doru (earwig)

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Doru
Doru taeniatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Family: Forficulidae
Subfamily: Forficulinae
Genus: Doru
Species
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Doru is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae.[1]

Description

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Doru can be recognised by having yellow elytra with a black suture.[2]

According to the original description by Malcom Burr, the third and fourth antennal segments are subequal. The elytra are not carinate. The abdomen is subparallel and depressed in shape. The anal segment of the abdomen is transverse, depressed and not sloping. The pygidium is spinous or sharp. In males, the arms of the forceps are slender, removed from the base and not expanded.[3]

Ecology

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In North America, these earwigs can be found on grasses and sedges, usually near water.[2]

Species

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These 16 species belong to the genus Doru:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Stephan A. (June 2006). "4". Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Buffalo, NY; Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly Books. pp. 63–64. ISBN 1-55297-900-8.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Doru". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. ^ Burr, Malcolm (1907). "V. A preliminary revision of the Forficulidae (sensu stricto) and of the Chelisochidae, families of the Dermatoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 55 (1): 91–134. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1907.tb03066.x.
  4. ^ "Doru Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. ^ "Browse Doru". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. ^ "Doru". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  7. ^ "Doru Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.