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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
16
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
11
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 18 Species
Afroforficula Steinmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
18 Species
Afroforficula brongersmai Boeseman, 1954
Afroforficula capeneri Hincks, 1957
Afroforficula kaffir Burr, 1911
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula coloniae Burr, 1911
Forficula fasciata
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula picta Kirby, 1891
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia rugosula Hincks, 1957
Proforficula peringueyi Burr, 1903
Proforficula promontori Burr, 1911
Proforficula purcelli Burr, 1911
Proforficula stuckenbergi Brindle, 1973
Syntonus africanus Brindle, 1973

Subnodes of Forficulidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
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