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Forficulina

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Forficulidae

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Aborolabis mordax

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Tijereta o "Cortapichas"(Euborellia annulipes)

Forficulina is the largest of the four suborders of earwigs, in the order Dermaptera. The other three are Archidermaptera, which is extinct, Arixeniina, and Hemimerina. They make up the largest and most familiar group. The cerci are unsegmented, and modified into large, forcep-like structures. Females have unhooked cerci, while males have hooked cerci.
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