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Checklist for Family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 (Common Earwig)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
201
3593
21769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
14
127
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
11
110
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
77
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
5
55
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
26
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
26 Genera with 83 Species
#ACDEFGHMOPST
Allodahlia Verhoeff, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 190111SpeciesTaxom
Apanechura Zhang, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocosmia Nishikawa, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Chelidura Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Eudohrnia Burr, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eutimomena Bey-Bienko, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 190221SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hadanechura Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mesoforficula Ping, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Mesolabia Shiraki, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oreasiobia Semenov, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochelidura Verhoeff, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pterygida Verhoeff, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Timomenus Burr, 190412SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
83 Species and 4 Subspecies
Allodahlia bispina Bey-Bienko, 1959
Allodahlia scabriuscula Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Allodahlia shanwangensis Zhou, 1986
Anechura (Odontopsalis) harmandi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi harmandi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi lewisi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi soedaensis Terata & Sakai, 1989
Anechura (Odontopsalis) japonica Bormans, 1880
Anechura asiatica (Semenov, 1903)⇒ Anechura bipunctata Fabricius, 1781
Anechura bipunctata Fabricius, 1781Two-punctated earwig
Anechura crinitata (Shiraki, 1905)⇒ Eparchus pullus Shiraki, 1908
Anechura globalis Steinmann, 1990
Anechura quelparta Okamoto, 1924
Anechura zubovskii Semenov, 1901
Apanechura asecta J. F. Zhang, 1989
Apanechura hydrophila J. F. Zhang, 1989
Apanechura macrura J. Zhang, 1994
Apanechura ooidea J. F. Zhang, 1989
Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822Hop-garden earwig
Apterygida tuberculosa Shiraki, 1928
Apterygida tumida Shiraki, 1928
Chaetocosmia taiwanica Nishikawa, 1973
Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Cordax armata Haan, 1842
Cordax ceylonicus Motschulsky, 1863
Cordax serratus Sun, Li & Li..., 2016
Cosmiella rebus Burr, 1900
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus burri de Bormans, 1903
Eparchus dux de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus forcipatus Haan, 1842
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Eparchus pullus Shiraki, 1908
Eparchus simplex de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus tenellus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Eparchus burri de Bormans, 1903
Eparchus yezoensis Shiraki, 1905
Eudohrnia metallica Dohrn, 1865
Eutimomena paradoxa Bey-Bienko, 1970
Forficula aetolica Brunner, 1882
Forficula ambigua (Burr, 1904)⇒ Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832
Forficula greeni Burr, 1907
Forficula harberei Burr, 1911
Forficula hiromasai Nishikawa, 1970
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula lurida Fischer, 1853
Forficula mandarina Borelli, 1915
Forficula mikado Burr, 1904
Forficula paratomis Steinmann, 1985
Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Forficula schlagintweiti Burr, 1904
Forficula scudderi Bormans, 1880
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Forficula sinica Bey-Bienko, 1933
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serv..., 1839Smyrna Earwig
Forficula tomis Kolenati, 1846Garden earwig
Forficula tomis scudderi Bormans, 1880
Forficula vicaria Semenov, 1902Vicarious earwig
Guanchia hincksi Burr, 1947
Guanchia pubescens Géné, 1837
Hadanechura sisypha J. Zhang, 1994
Hypurgus humeralis Kirby, 1891
Mesoforficula sinkianensis C. Ping, 1935
Mesolabia niitakaensis Shiraki, 1905
Opisthocosmia centurio Dohrn, 1865
Oreasiobia chinensis Steinmann, 1974
Oreasiobia fedtschenkoi de Saussure, 1874
Paratimomenus flavocapitata Shiraki, 1905
Paratimomenus flavocapitatus Shiraki, 1905
Paratimomenus incognitus Steinmann, 1990
Pseudochelidura montuosa Steinmann, 1981
Pterygida ornaticapitata Shiraki, 1928
Syntonus neolobophoroides Burr, 1901
Syntonus simplex Srivastava, 1978
Timomenus aeris Shiraki, 1905
Timomenus aesculapius Burr, 1905
Timomenus bicolor Sun, Li & Li..., 2016
Timomenus bicuspis Stal, 1860
Timomenus bii Sun, Li & Li..., 2016
Timomenus inermis Borelli, 1915
Timomenus iteratus Steinmann, 1982
Timomenus komarovi Semenov, 1901Komarov´s earwig
Timomenus longiforceps Srivastava, 1978
Timomenus lugens de Bormans, 1894
Timomenus morsus Steinmann, 1982
Timomenus shelfordi Burr, 1904

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyAllodahliinae
Verhoeff, 1902
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeolobophorinae
Burr, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
9
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySkendylinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
1
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