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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
41
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
29
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
21
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
4 Families width 51 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs10SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig10SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig7SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
21 Genera with 51 Species
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Auchenomus Karsch, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hamaxas Burr, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Irdex Burr, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophorella Mjöberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Paraspania Steinmann, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Sphingolabis de Bormans, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
51 Species
Auchenomus bifurcus Steinmann, 1984
Chaetospania australica Bormans, 1883
Chaetospania mjobergi (Brindle, 1971)⇒ Chaetospania mjoebergi Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania mjoebergi Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chelisoches ater Bormans, 1900
Chelisoches australicus Le Guillou, 1841
Chelisoches handschini Günther, 1934
Chelisoches kimberleyensis Mjöberg, 1913
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Doru spiculiferum Kirby, 1891
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula vilmi Steinmann, 1989
Hamaxas feae Bormans, 1894
Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902Earwig
Irdex hilaris Bormans, 1900
Irdex unicolor 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 tricolor Kirby, 1891
Nesogaster amoena Stål, 1855
Nesogaster amoenus Stal, 1855
Nesogaster halli Hincks, 1949
Nesogaster rehni Hincks, 1951
Nesogaster ruficeps Erichson, 1842Australian Red-headed Earwig
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella murrayi Kirby, 1900
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paraspania australiana Mjöberg, 1913
Paraspania brunneri Bormans, 1883
Paraspania discors Steinmann, 1985
Paraspania pygmaea Mjöberg, 1924
Paraspania torpeo Steinmann, 1989
Proreus duroides Hebard, 1933
Proreus duruoides Hebard, 1933
Sphingolabis hawaiiensis de Bormans, 1882Earwig
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 Australia
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
9
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov