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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
196
1726
6404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
48
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
47
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
35
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
29
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
12
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
12 Genera with 33 Species
Ancistrogaster Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Kleter Burr, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Mixocosmia Borelli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmia Borelli, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Rupiforficula Engel & Chat..., 19843SpeciesTaxom
Setocordax Brindle, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
33 Species
Ancistrogaster spinax Dohrn, 1862
Anechura modesta (Bey-Bienko, 1959)⇒ Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Doru aculeata Scudder, 1876
Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876Spine-tailed earwig
Doru davisi (Rehn & Hebard, 1914)⇒ Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876
Doru gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru linearis Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru taeniata Dohrn, 1862
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887Lesne's earwig
Forficula metrica (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Kleter americanus de Bormans, 1893
Kleter aterrimus Bormans, 1883
Kleter rehni Burr, 1907
Metresura borellii Burr, 1906
Metresura pygmaea Brindle, 1970
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Metresura volsella Scudder, 1876
Mixocosmia cavernicola Brindle, 1979
Paracosmia ambesa Menozzi, 1929
Paracosmia gulosa Scudder, 1876
Paracosmia impennis de Bormans, 1893
Rupiforficula inferna S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula labens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula scudderi F. M. Brown, 1984
Setocordax gurneyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes linsleyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes lucasi Brindle, 1974
Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Skalistes vara Scudder, 1876

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyAncistrogastrinae
Verhoeff, 1902
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCosmiellinae
Steinmann, 1975
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNeolobophorinae
Burr, 1907
2
5
Genera
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