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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
53
249
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
3
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
6 Genera with 12 Species
Anechura Scudder, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chelidura Latreille, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Chelidurella Verhoeff, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
12 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 aptera Charpentier, 1825
Chelidura mutica Krauss, 1886
Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832)⇒ Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1993
Chelidurella mutica (Krauss, 1886)⇒ Chelidura mutica Krauss, 1886
Chelidurella thaleri (Harz, 1980)⇒ Chelidura thaleri Harz, 1980
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832

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

Taxom

SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
4
8
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