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Taxonomy of Family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
32
409
3706
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
13
343
3609
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
248
2459
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
5
174
2033
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
89
996
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Forficulidae Stephens, 1829
SubfamilyAllodahliinae
Verhoeff, 1902
3
19
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAncistrogastrinae
Verhoeff, 1902
7
60
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAnechurinae
Burr, 1907
11
144
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCosmiellinae
Steinmann, 1975
  ⇒ Skendylinae
1
12
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDiaperasticinae
Burr, 1907
1
7
Genus
Species
SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
14
465
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNeolobophorinae
Burr, 1907
5
27
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOpisthocosmiinae
Verhoeff, 1902
20
176
Genera
Species
SubfamilySkendylinae
Steinmann, 1975
12
63
Genera
Species
GenusApanechura
Zhang, 1989
4Species
GenusApterygia
Costa, 1881
0Species
GenusCapralabia
1Species
GenusChelidoura
Audinet-Serville, 1831
0Species
GenusEmiforficula
Menozzi, 1927
0Species
GenusForficularia
Weyenbergh, 1869
1Species
GenusForficulites
Statz, 1939
1Species
GenusForfidula
Houlbert, 1924
0Species
GenusHadanechura
Zhang & al., 1994
1Species
GenusHadentomoides
Riek, 1974
1Species
GenusHypergus
1Species
GenusKosmetor
Burr, 1907
  ⇒ Pterygida
9Species
GenusMesoforficula
Ping, 1935
1Species
GenusPhaulex
Burr, 1911
0Species
GenusRupiforficula
Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010
3Species

Synonyms
Forficulariae (Latreille, 1810)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Forficulidae
GermanEigentliche Ohrwürmer
EnglishCommon Earwig, European Earwigs
SwedishHjärtfottvestjärtar


Distribution and Species lists of Forficulidae Stephens, 1829
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Afghanistan
3 Genera  5 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  6 Species
Australia
5 Genera  7 Species
Austria
6 Genera  14 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  6 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
8 Genera  16 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  3 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  2 Species
Canada
2 Genera  4 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
15 Genera  30 Species
Colombia
6 Genera  6 Species
Costa Rica
3 Genera  6 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  5 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  1 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  4 Species
Czech Republic
5 Genera  6 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Genera  18 Species
Denmark
4 Genera  9 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  3 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  3 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
2 Genera  3 Species
France
9 Genera  20 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  2 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  2 Species
Germany
8 Genera  18 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  3 Species
Greece
4 Genera  9 Species
Guatemala
5 Genera  7 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  2 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
3 Genera  3 Species
Indonesia
6 Genera  9 Species
Iran
2 Genera  7 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  3 Species
Israel
1 Genus  2 Species
Italy
8 Genera  29 Species
Japan
6 Genera  16 Species
Kenya
5 Genera  14 Species
Latvia
2 Genera  4 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  4 Species
Luxembourg
2 Genera  2 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
5 Genera  4 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
9 Genera  19 Species
Montenegro
2 Genera  2 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  3 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  2 Species
Nepal
2 Genera  3 Species
Netherlands
5 Genera  8 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  7 Species
Norway
4 Genera  6 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
3 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
8 Genera  15 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
3 Genera  6 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  8 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  18 Species
Romania
3 Genera  4 Species
Russia
10 Genera  31 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  3 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
5 Genera  6 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
0 Genera  0 Species
South Korea
4 Genera  8 Species
Spain
8 Genera  25 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Genera  6 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  9 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
6 Genera  9 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  12 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
12 Genera  27 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  0 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  12 Species
Uganda
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
5 Genera  10 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  5 Species
USA
7 Genera  14 Species
Venezuela
9 Genera  18 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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