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Nesogaster aculeatus (de Bormans, 1900)

Tijereta, Earwig

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Dermaptera

Suborder
Eudermaptera

Superfamily
Forficuloidea

Family
Spongiphoridae

Genus
Nesogaster

Species
aculeatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Labia aculeata Bormans, 1900;

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: San Cristóbal

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nesogaster aculeatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20259. Accessed 12 June 2026.