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Checklist for Subfamily Forficulinae Stephens, 1829
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
368
9143
57034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
19
235
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
12
213
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
154
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
5
109
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
56
289
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
10
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
10 Genera with 121 Species
Afroforficula Steinmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Chelidurella Verhoeff, 186610SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 197118SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 198953SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 190720SpeciesTaxom
Mesolabia Shiraki, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 18766SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroforficula brongersmai Boeseman, 1954
Afroforficula capeneri Hincks, 1957
Afroforficula kaffir Burr, 1911
Apterygida albipennis (Megerle, 1825)⇒ Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822
Apterygida buscki (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Carcinophora gagatina Klug, 1838
Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822Hop-garden earwig
Apterygida tuberculosa Shiraki, 1928
Apterygida tumida Shiraki, 1928
Chelidurella acanthopygia (Géné, 1832)⇒ Chelidura acanthopygia Géné, 1832
Chelidurella caprai (Vigna Taglianti, 1993)⇒ Chelidura caprai Taglianti, 1993
Chelidurella fontanai Galvagni, 1996
Chelidurella galvagnii Kirstová & K..., 2021
Chelidurella guentheri Galvagni, 1993
Chelidurella mutica (Krauss, 1886)⇒ Chelidura mutica Krauss, 1886
Chelidurella poggii (Capra, 1982)⇒ Chelidura poggii Capra, 1982
Chelidurella pseudovignai KoÄ�árek & K..., 2021
Chelidurella thaleri (Harz, 1980)⇒ Chelidura thaleri Harz, 1980
Chelidurella xanthopygia Schmidt, 1866
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 dohrni (Steinmann, 1979)⇒ Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
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 spiculiferum Kirby, 1891
Doru taeniata Dohrn, 1862
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Doru unicolor Brindle, 1971
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Forficula abrutiana Borelli, 1916
Forficula aetolica Brunner, 1882
Forficula ambigua (Burr, 1904)⇒ Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Forficula apennina Costa, 1881
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula baltica M. Burr, 1911
Forficula beelzebub Burr, 1900
Forficula bolcensis A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Forficula brolemanni Borelli, 1907
Forficula burgersi Günther, 1929
Forficula cacoaensis
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula cavallii Borelli, 1906
Forficula coloniae Burr, 1911
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832
Forficula fasciata
Forficula greeni Burr, 1907
Forficula harberei Burr, 1911
Forficula hiromasai Nishikawa, 1970
Forficula indie Kapoor, 1968
Forficula klebsi M. Burr, 1911
Forficula kotejai T. Wappler, 2005
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887Lesne's earwig
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula lurida Fischer, 1853
Forficula mandarina Borelli, 1915
Forficula metrica (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Forficula mikado Burr, 1904
Forficula minuta O. Heer, 1865
Forficula obtusangula (Krauss, 1904)⇒ Guanchia obtusangula Krauss, 1904
Forficula paleocaenica R. Willmann, 1990
Forficula paleoligura Nel & al., 1994
Forficula paratomis Steinmann, 1985
Forficula picta Kirby, 1891
Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Forficula praecursor M. Burr, 1911
Forficula pristina M. Burr, 1911
Forficula pubescens (Géné, 1837)⇒ Guanchia pubescens Géné, 1837
Forficula recta O. Heer, 1865
Forficula riffensis Burr, 1909
Forficula robusta (Semenov, 1908)⇒ Carcinophora americana Palisot de B..., 1817
Forficula ruficollis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Forficula riffensis Burr, 1909
Forficula sagitta Semenov, 1936
Forficula schlagintweiti Burr, 1904
Forficula scudderi Bormans, 1880
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Forficula silana Costa, 1881
Forficula sinica Bey-Bienko, 1933
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serv..., 1839Smyrna Earwig
Forficula tomis Kolenati, 1846Garden earwig
Forficula tomis scudderi Bormans, 1880
Forficula vicaria Semenov, 1902Vicarious earwig
Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989
Guanchia bandamaensis Martin, 1978
Guanchia bituberculata Brindle, 1966
Guanchia brignolii Taglianti, 1974
Guanchia cabrerae Bolivar, 1893
Guanchia canariensis Burr, 1905
Guanchia fernandezi Martin, 1978
Guanchia gomerensis Martin, 1978
Guanchia guancharia Heller, 1907
Guanchia hincksi Burr, 1947
Guanchia kaznakovi Semenov, 1903Kaznakov´s earwig
Guanchia obtusangula Krauss, 1904
Guanchia palmensis Baez, 1986
Guanchia pubescens Géné, 1837
Guanchia rehni Burr, 1952
Guanchia rugosula Hincks, 1957
Guanchia sjoestedti Burr, 1907
Guanchia storai Chopard, 1942
Guanchia tenerifensis Martin, 1978
Guanchia transversa Brindle, 1968
Guanchia uxoris Heller, 1907
Mesolabia niitakaensis Shiraki, 1905
Proforficula angolensis Brindle, 1978
Proforficula peringueyi Burr, 1903
Proforficula promontori Burr, 1911
Proforficula purcelli Burr, 1911
Proforficula stuckenbergi Brindle, 1973
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