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Chelisoches
Sign in to saveChelisoches (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. C. morio has been introduced to California and Florida.
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black earwig
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDermaptera
- FamilyChelisochidae
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Chelisoches (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. C. morio has been introduced to California and Florida.
==Species== This genus includes the following species: Chelisoches annulatus Chelisoches ater (Bormans, 1900) Chelisoches australicus (Le Guillou, 1841) Chelisoches handschini Günther, 1934 Chelisoches kimberleyensis Mjöberg, 1913 Chelisoches morio (Fabricius, 1775)