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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
52
413
1666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
40
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
40
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
32
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
26
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
14
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
14 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthocordax Guenther, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Allodahlia Verhoeff, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pterygida Verhoeff, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Spinoscordax Steinmann, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
25 Species
Acanthocordax dorsalis Brindle, 1969
Acanthocordax papuanus (Günther, 1929)⇒ Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902
Acanthocordax rhachynotus Hebard, 1933
Acanthocordax satanus Steinmann, 1988
Acanthocordax spinosus Günther, 1929
Allodahlia scabriuscula Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Cordax vankampeni Burr, 1913
Cosmiella exornata Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiella hydra Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiola simplex Bey-Bienko, 1959
Doru dohrni (Steinmann, 1979)⇒ Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus biroi Burr, 1902
Eparchus cruentatus Burr, 1909
Eparchus dux de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus forcipatus Haan, 1842
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Eparchus simplex de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus tenellus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Eparchus burri de Bormans, 1903
Forficula burgersi Günther, 1929
Hypurgus fulvus (Burr, 1911)⇒ Auchenomus setulosus Burr, 1900
Opisthocosmia longipes Haan, 1842
Paratimomenus archiboldi Srivastava, 1983
Pterygida burgursi Burr, 1916
Spinoscordax excelsior Steinmann, 1988

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAllodahliinae
Verhoeff, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySkendylinae
Steinmann, 1975
2
3
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