Doru (earwig)
Introduction '''''Doru''''' is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae.
Description ''Doru'' can be recognised by having yellow elytra with a black suture.According to the original description by Malcom Burr, the third and fourth antennal segments are subequal. The elytra are not carinate. The abdomen is subparallel and depressed in shape. The anal segment of the abdomen is transverse, depressed and not sloping. The pygidium is spinous or sharp. In males, the arms of the forceps are slender, removed from the base and not expanded.
Ecology In North America, these earwigs can be found on grasses and sedges, usually near water.
Species These 16 species belong to the genus ''Doru'':* ''Doru aculeatum'' (Scudder, 1876) i c g b (spine-tailed earwig)* ''Doru albipes'' (Fabricius, 1787) c g* ''Doru beybienkoi'' Steinmann, 1979 c g* ''Doru cincinnatoi'' Machado, 1967 c g* ''Doru davisi'' Rehn and Hebard, 1914 i c g* ''Doru dohrni'' Steinmann, 1979 c g* ''Doru gracilis'' (Burmeister, 1838) c g* ''Doru leucopteryx'' Burr, 1912 c g* ''Doru lineare'' (Eschscholtz, 1822) i c g* ''Doru luteipes'' (Scudder, 1876) c g* ''Doru platensis'' Borelli, 1912 c g* ''Doru robustum'' Brindle, 1971 c g* ''Doru spiculiferum'' (Kirby, WF, 1891) c g* ''Doru taeniatum'' (Dohrn, 1862) i c g b (lined earwig)* ''Doru turbator'' Steinmann, 1979 c g* ''Doru unicolor'' Brindle, 1971 c gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
Gallery File:Doru aculeatum.jpg|''Doru aculeatum''File:Earwigs (10.3897-zookeys.713.15118) Figures 36–45.jpg|Various earwigs; 43 is ''Doru luteipes'', 44 is spermatheca of ''D. luteipes'', 45 is spermatheca of ''D. lineare''File:Doru taeniatum (Forficulidae).jpg|''D. taeniatum'' on foliageFile:Doru taeniatum (Forficulidae) 072022.jpg|''D. taeniatum'' on foliage
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