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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
297
4996
27394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
16
155
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
11
135
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
94
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
5
68
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
34
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForficulinae
Stephens, 1829
7
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
7 Genera with 76 Species
Apterygida Westwood, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Chelidurella Verhoeff, 186610SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 190242SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 190716SpeciesTaxom
Mesolabia Shiraki, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
76 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apterygida albipennis (Megerle, 1825)⇒ Apterygida media Hagenbach, 1822
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 aculeatum Scudder, 1876Spine-tailed earwig
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru luteipes Scudder, 1876
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 bolcensis A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Forficula decipiens Géné, 1832
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 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 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
Guanchia bandamaensis Martin, 1978
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 storai Chopard, 1942
Guanchia tenerifensis Martin, 1978
Guanchia transversa Brindle, 1968
Guanchia uxoris Heller, 1907
Mesolabia niitakaensis Shiraki, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Forficulinae at itis.gov