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Checklist for Family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 (Common Earwig)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
41
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
29
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
5 Genera with 7 Species
Doru Burr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
7 Species
Doru spiculiferum Kirby, 1891
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989
Syntonus venus Steinmann, 1990

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
2
2
Genera
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