Abstract
The functional morphology of the male and female organs of reproduction of the Common earwig (Forficula auricularia L.) are described together with typical examples of the external male genitalia of most sub‐families of the order. Evolutionary trends involve a gradual reduction in the number of penis lobes from two to one; a process which seems to have taken place several times within the Dermaptera. A natural classification of the Dermaptera is suggested in the light of these data.
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