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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
153
1119
2813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
7
24
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
23
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
3
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
9 Genera with 22 Species
Anechura Scudder, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chelidura Latreille, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Chelidurella Verhoeff, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 183910SpeciesTaxom
Forficularia Weyenbergh, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Forficulites Statz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rupiforficula Engel & Chat..., 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
22 Species
Anechura bipunctata Fabricius, 1781Two-punctated earwig
Apterygida albipennis (Megerle, 1825)⇒ Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822
Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822Hop-garden earwig
Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Chelidura guentheri Galvagni, 1994
Chelidura thaleri Harz, 1980
Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832)⇒ Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1993
Chelidurella thaleri (Harz, 1980)⇒ Chelidura thaleri Harz, 1980
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula baltica M. Burr, 1911
Forficula indie Kapoor, 1968
Forficula klebsi M. Burr, 1911
Forficula kotejai T. Wappler, 2005
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887Lesne's earwig
Forficula minuta O. Heer, 1865
Forficula paleocaenica R. Willmann, 1990
Forficula recta O. Heer, 1865
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serv..., 1839Smyrna Earwig
Forficularia problematica H. Weyenbergh, 1869
Forficulites rottensis G. Statz, 1939
Rupiforficula scudderi F. M. Brown, 1984

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
4
15
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