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Checklist for Family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 (Common Earwig)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
142
2517
10595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
11
63
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
11
63
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
43
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
27
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
15
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
15 Genera with 55 Species
Afroforficula Steinmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Chelidura Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 183913SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Hadentomoides Riek, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Perirrhytus Burr, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Timomenus Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
55 Species
Afroforficula brongersmai Boeseman, 1954
Afroforficula capeneri Hincks, 1957
Afroforficula kaffir Burr, 1911
Anechura schmitzi Borelli, 1906
Chelidura aptera Charpentier, 1825
Cordax bifurcatus Brindle, 1970
Cordax formosus Burr, 1905
Cosmiella adolfi Burr, 1909
Cosmiella bilobata Brindle, 1973
Cosmiella intermedia Brindle, 1966
Cosmiella minima Brindle, 1966
Cosmiella pygidiata Brindle, 1973
Diaperasticus bonchampsi Burr, 1904
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus krausei Steinmann, 1983
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Diaperasticus sudanicus Steinmann, 1977
Diaperasticus wittei Hincks, 1955
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula beelzebub Burr, 1900
Forficula brolemanni Borelli, 1907
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula cavallii Borelli, 1906
Forficula coloniae Burr, 1911
Forficula fasciata
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula lurida Fischer, 1853
Forficula picta Kirby, 1891
Forficula riffensis Burr, 1909
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serv..., 1839Smyrna Earwig
Guanchia bituberculata Brindle, 1966
Guanchia cabrerae Bolivar, 1893
Guanchia canariensis Burr, 1905
Guanchia fernandezi Martin, 1978
Guanchia guancharia Heller, 1907
Guanchia rehni Burr, 1952
Guanchia rugosula Hincks, 1957
Guanchia sjoestedti Burr, 1907
Guanchia tenerifensis Martin, 1978
Hadentomoides dwykensis E. F. Riek, 1974
Hypurgus micheli Burr, 1904
Hypurgus ova de Bormans, 1883
Hypurgus poecilocerus Borg, 1904
Hypurgus sangus Rehn, 1936
Perirrhytus edentulus Wollaston, 1858
Perirrhytus lundbladi Hincks, 1938
Perirrhytus madeirensis Borelli, 1908
Perirrhytus pseudomadeirensis Lange, 1991
Proforficula angolensis Brindle, 1978
Proforficula peringueyi Burr, 1903
Proforficula promontori Burr, 1911
Proforficula purcelli Burr, 1911
Proforficula stuckenbergi Brindle, 1973
Syntonus africanus Brindle, 1973

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
5
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySkendylinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficulidae at artfakta.se
Forficulidae at dyntaxa.se
Forficulidae at gbif.org
Forficulidae at irmng.org
Forficulidae at itis.gov