Markéta Kirstová

University of Ostrava · Department of Biology and Ecology

Karschiellidae are a mysterious group of earwigs that attract attention not only because of their interesting appearance and unexplained way of life but also mainly due to their unclear classification. The phylogenetic relationships of karschiellids remain speculative even 120 years since the family was described, above all due to the unavailabilit...

We present herein the first phylogenetic analysis of the genus Chelidura and the taxonomic revision of the genus Chelidurella , stat. restit. , based on DNA sequences. The results confirm the generic status of Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902 and Mesochelidura Verhoeff, 1902, and they are removed from the synonymy with Chelidura and reinstated as valid...

The ecology of earwigs in natural forest ecosystems is poorly understood. We used sweeping to determine the population densities of adult earwigs, by sex and species, on ten tree species in a temperate floodplain forest in southern Moravia (Czech Republic). We also determined the relationships between the properties of tree species and earwig densi...

Although earwigs (Dermaptera) may be important components of ecosystems because of their locally high abundance and omnivory, their vertical distribution among forest strata is poorly understood. This study used a mobile aerial lift platform to survey the spatiotemporal distribution of earwigs along the vertical dimension in a forest. In 2013 and 2...

Extensive research was undertaken from 2010 to 2013 that focused upon the invertebrate fauna occurring in greenhouses of the botanical and zoological gardens in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Occurrences of the alien earwig, Euborellia annulipes (Lucas, 1847), were found in three greenhouses in Czech Republic, and these findings are the first to docu...