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Checklist for Family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 (Common Earwig)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
8
37
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
37
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
27
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
7 Genera with 18 Species
Ancistrogaster Stål, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Kleter Burr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 01SpeciesTaxom
Setocordax Brindle, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
18 Species
Ancistrogaster luctuosa Stal, 1855
Ancistrogaster luctuosus (Stal, 1855)⇒ Ancistrogaster burri Kirby, 1903
Ancistrogaster spinax Dohrn, 1862
Ancistrogaster variegata Dohrn, 1865
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru luteipes Scudder, 1876
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula cacoaensis
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Kleter americanus de Bormans, 1893
Kleter rehni Burr, 1907
Metresura flaviceps Brindle, 1975
Metresura flavipes Brindle, 1976
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Metresura rugosa Brindle, 1975
Opisthocosmia anomala
Setocordax gurneyi Brindle, 1970

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAncistrogastrinae
Verhoeff, 1902
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmiellinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeolobophorinae
Burr, 1907
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
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