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Checklist for Subfamily Forficulinae Stephens, 1829
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
227
3446
17386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
97
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
96
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
74
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
57
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
26
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
5
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
5 Genera with 29 Species
Apterygida Westwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 197116SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 18766SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
29 Species
Apterygida buscki (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Carcinophora gagatina Klug, 1838
Doru aculeata Scudder, 1876
Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876Spine-tailed earwig
Doru albipes Fabricius, 1787
Doru beybienkoi Steinmann, 1979
Doru cincinnatoi Machado, 1967
Doru davisi (Rehn & Hebard, 1914)⇒ Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876
Doru gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Doru leucopteryx Burr, 1912
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru linearis Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru luteipes Scudder, 1876
Doru platensis Borelli, 1912
Doru robustum Brindle, 1971
Doru taeniata Dohrn, 1862
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Doru unicolor Brindle, 1971
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula cacoaensis
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887Lesne's earwig
Forficula metrica (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Proforficula angolensis Brindle, 1978
Skalistes inopinata Burr, 1900
Skalistes linsleyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes lucasi Brindle, 1974
Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Skalistes peruviana Brindle, 1970
Skalistes vara Scudder, 1876


Links, sources and further information
Forficulinae at itis.gov