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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
64
616
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
11
40
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
11
40
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
26
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
17
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
6 Genera with 18 Species
Cordax Burr, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19364SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
18 Species
Cordax formosus Burr, 1905
Cosmiella adolfi Burr, 1909
Cosmiella intermedia Brindle, 1966
Cosmiella minima Brindle, 1966
Diaperasticus bonchampsi Burr, 1904
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Diaperasticus wittei Hincks, 1955
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula brolemanni Borelli, 1907
Forficula cavallii Borelli, 1906
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia bituberculata Brindle, 1966
Guanchia sjoestedti Burr, 1907
Hypurgus micheli Burr, 1904
Hypurgus ova de Bormans, 1883
Hypurgus poecilocerus Borg, 1904
Hypurgus sangus Rehn, 1936

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySkendylinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
3
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