DERMAPTERA
(earwigs)

Interactions where DERMAPTERA is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of APHIDIDAE greenfly Hemiptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dermaptera/Dermapteraearwigs Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphididaegreenfly

Interactions where DERMAPTERA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
adult may be infected by Entomophthora forficulae var major an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora forficulae var. major/Entomophthora forficulae var. majoran entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dermaptera/Dermapteraearwigsadult infects adult
body cavity body cavity is endoparasitised by larva Mermis nigrescens Rainworm, Grasshopper Nematode Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
/Animalia/Nematoda/Adenophorea/Mermis nigrescens/Mermis nigrescensrainworm, grasshopper nematodelarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Dermaptera/Dermapteraearwigsbody cavity larva endoparasitises body cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

DERMAPTERA (earwigs) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DERMAPTERA (earwigs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Family 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 3 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 3 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderDERMAPTERA (earwigs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DERMAPTERA (earwigs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Chopard, L. 1951 *** Orthoptèroïdes ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 56, 358pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Chopard, L. 1922 *** Orthoptères et Dermaptères ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 3, 212pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Grasshoppers & Related Insects Recording Scheme Native Earwigs, Native Cockroaches and Naturalised Stick-insects
Hackston, M. Order Dermaptera key to British species
Hincks, W.D. 1949 *** Dermaptera and Orthoptera ***(Superseded) Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 5, 24pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Lucas, W.J. 1920 *** A Monograph of the British Orthoptera ***(Superseded) Vol 105, 264+25 platespp, The Ray Society, London
() Marshall, J.A. & Haes, E.C.M. 1988 Grasshoppers and allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland 252pp, Harley Books
Savory, T.H. 1955 *** The World of Small Animals ***(Superseded) 160pp, University of London Press
Sutton, P., Beckmann, B. & Roy, H. Orthoptera and allied insects species.orthoptera.org.uk/default.aspx

Regional Guides

Paul, J. 1989 Grasshoppers & Crickets of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 96pp, Pisces Publications

Stored Product Pests

Mound, L. (ed) 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification Economic Series, No 15, Seventh Edition edition, 68pp, British Museum (Natural History)

DERMAPTERA (earwigs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Orthoptera and allied insects www.orthoptera.org.uk/default.aspx

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to DERMAPTERA (earwigs):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of DERMAPTERA (earwigs)
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