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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1420
5754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
57
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
56
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
42
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
32
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australasia
4 Families width 104 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig30SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs21SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig17SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig36SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australasia
32 Genera with 104 Species
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Acanthocordax Guenther, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Allodahlia Verhoeff, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Auchenomus Karsch, 19845SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18679SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Exypnus Burr, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Hamaxas Burr, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Irdex Burr, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophorella Mjöberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Paraspania Steinmann, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Pterygida Verhoeff, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sphingolabis de Bormans, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Spinoscordax Steinmann, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
104 Species
Acanthocordax dorsalis Brindle, 1969
Acanthocordax papuanus (Günther, 1929)⇒ Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902
Acanthocordax rhachynotus Hebard, 1933
Acanthocordax satanus Steinmann, 1988
Acanthocordax spinosus Günther, 1929
Allodahlia scabriuscula Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Auchenomus bifurcus Steinmann, 1984
Auchenomus heros Steinmann, 1984
Auchenomus javanus de Bormans, 1883
Auchenomus pandani Hincks, 1960
Auchenomus proprius Steinmann, 1984
Chaetospania australica Bormans, 1883
Chaetospania castor Steinmann, 1988
Chaetospania mjobergi (Brindle, 1971)⇒ Chaetospania mjoebergi Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania mjoebergi Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania nigriceps Kirby, 1891
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania quadrata Burr, 1902
Chaetospania stella (Burr, 1902)⇒ Chaetospania borneensis Dubrony, 1879
Chaetospania thoracica Dohrn, 1867
Chelisoches annulatus Burr, 1906
Chelisoches ater Bormans, 1900
Chelisoches australicus Le Guillou, 1841
Chelisoches calopteryx Günther, 1929
Chelisoches handschini Günther, 1934
Chelisoches kimberleyensis Mjöberg, 1913
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Cordax vankampeni Burr, 1913
Cosmiella exornata Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiella hydra Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiola simplex Bey-Bienko, 1959
Doru dohrni (Steinmann, 1979)⇒ Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
Doru spiculiferum Kirby, 1891
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus biroi Burr, 1902
Eparchus cruentatus Burr, 1909
Eparchus dux de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus forcipatus Haan, 1842
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Eparchus simplex de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus tenellus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Eparchus burri de Bormans, 1903
Exypnus koorgensis Hebard, 1923
Exypnus pulchripennis de Bormans, 1883
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula burgersi Günther, 1929
Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989
Hamaxas feae Bormans, 1894
Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902Earwig
Hypurgus fulvus (Burr, 1911)⇒ Auchenomus setulosus Burr, 1900
Irdex ernstmayri Günther, 1930
Irdex fortunatus Steinmann, 1985
Irdex hilaris Bormans, 1900
Irdex nitidipennis de Bormans, 1894
Irdex papuanus Brindle, 1970
Irdex poggii Srivastava, 1978
Irdex rammei Günther, 1929
Irdex unicolor Steinmann, 1985
Irdex unimitabilis Steinmann, 1985
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Labia nigroflavida (Rehn, 1905)⇒ Spongovostox nigroflavidus Rehn, 1905
Lamprophorella kervillei Burr, 1905
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava feae Dubrony, 1879
Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava luzonica Dohrn, 1864
Marava splendida Steinmann, 1985
Marava tricolor Kirby, 1891
Nesogaster aculeatus de Bormans, 1900
Nesogaster amoena Stål, 1855
Nesogaster amoenus Stal, 1855
Nesogaster halli Hincks, 1949
Nesogaster papuus de Bormans, 1900
Nesogaster rehni Hincks, 1951
Nesogaster ruficeps Erichson, 1842Australian Red-headed Earwig
Opisthocosmia longipes Haan, 1842
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella fruehstorferi Burr, 1897
Paralabella murrayi Kirby, 1900
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella sicaria Burr, 1902
Paraspania australiana Mjöberg, 1913
Paraspania brunneri Bormans, 1883
Paraspania discors Steinmann, 1985
Paraspania inflecta Steinmann, 1985
Paraspania pygmaea Mjöberg, 1924
Paraspania torpeo Steinmann, 1989
Paratimomenus archiboldi Srivastava, 1983
Proreus duroides Hebard, 1933
Proreus duruoides Hebard, 1933
Proreus fuscipennis Haan, 1842
Proreus laetior Dohrn, 1865
Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Pterygida burgursi Burr, 1916
Sphingolabis hawaiiensis de Bormans, 1882Earwig
Sphingolabis novaeguinae Boeseman, 1954
Spinoscordax excelsior Steinmann, 1988
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox doddi Burr, 1914
Spongovostox hackeri Burr, 1914
Spongovostox nigroflavidus Rehn, 1905
Spongovostox subapterus Kirby, 1891
Spongovostox victoriae Burr, 1914
Syntonus venus Steinmann, 1990

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Australasia
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
15
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
9
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov