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| Timomenus komarowi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Dermaptera
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| Family: | Forficulidae
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| Genus: | Timomenus
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| Species: | T. komarowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Timomenus komarowi (Semenov, 1901)
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Timomenus komarowi, also known as Timomenus komarovi, is a species of earwig in the family Forficulidae.[1]
Males of T. komarowi are 24.5–26.5 mm long with forceps 10.0–11.5 mm long. Females are 15.0–17.0 mm with forceps 5.5–7.5 mm.[2]
This species is found in Asia.[3]
The methods by which T. komarowi moves on both rough and smooth surfaces have been investigated using scanning electron microscopy.[4] It attaches to rough surfaces using the pretarsal claws on its legs, and attaches to smooth surfaces using two groups of hairy tarsal pads.[4]
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