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Meropeidae

Known as: earwig flies 
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Earwigs (Labidura riparia) mimic rotting-flesh odor to deceive vertebrate predators
  • J. Byers
  • SCIENCE NATURE
  • 2015
  • Corpus ID: 17565301
Many insects repel predators with caustic chemicals, while insects mimicking odors of wastes/dead insects to fool predators have… 
2015
2015
Phenology and interspecific association of Forficula auricularia and Forficula pubescens in apple orchards
The European earwig Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) has been widely studied as a key predator of pests in… 
2013
2013
Multifunctional weaponry: the chemical defenses of earwigs.
2013
2013
New continental record and new species of Austromerope (Mecoptera, Meropeidae) from Brazil
Abstract A new species of Meropeidae (Mecoptera) from Brazil, Austromerope brasiliensis sp. n., is described, representing only… 
2013
2013
The head of Merope tuber (Meropeidae) and the phylogeny of Mecoptera (Hexapoda).
2009
2009
Intraguild predation, thermoregulation, and microhabitat selection by snakes
Intraguild (IG) predation, the killing and eating of potential competitors, can be a powerful force within faunal assemblages. If… 
2007
2007
FIRST STATE RECORDS FOR MEROPE TUBER (MECOPTERA: MEROPEIDAE) IN FLORIDA AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS
The earwigfly, Merope tuber Newman, is 1 of only 2 extant members of the family Meropeidae worldwide (Kaltenbach 1978; Byers 2005… 
2007
2007
A new species of Paradiplogynium (Acari: Diplogyniidae) from Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn) (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae), Australia's largest earwig
Paradiplogynium nahmani sp. n. is described from three specimens taken from the Colossus Earwig Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn) in… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
INVERTEBRATES FEEDING ON BAITS USED FOR VERTEBRATE PEST CONTROL IN NEW ZEALAND
This study was initiated in response to concerns that vertebrate pest control operations in New Zealand may be having deleterious… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
The ovaries of Mecoptera: basic similarities and one exception to the rule.
Two entirely different types of ovaries (ovarioles) have been described in mecopterans. In the representatives of Meropeidae… 
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