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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
85
691
2227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
8
25
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
25
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
18
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
9 Genera with 19 Species
Ancistrogaster Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Kleter Burr, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Mixocosmia Borelli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmia Borelli, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
19 Species
Ancistrogaster spinax Dohrn, 1862
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876Spine-tailed earwig
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula metrica (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Kleter americanus de Bormans, 1893
Metresura borellii Burr, 1906
Metresura pygmaea Brindle, 1970
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Metresura volsella Scudder, 1876
Mixocosmia cavernicola Brindle, 1979
Paracosmia gulosa Scudder, 1876
Paracosmia impennis de Bormans, 1893
Skalistes linsleyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes lucasi Brindle, 1974
Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Skalistes vara Scudder, 1876

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyAncistrogastrinae
Verhoeff, 1902
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmiellinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeolobophorinae
Burr, 1907
1
4
Genus
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