Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Forficuloidea for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)

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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	211 830 1111	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	211 830 1111	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	206 825 1106	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	21 49 53	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neodermaptera Engel, 2003	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Epidermaptera Engel, 2003	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 3 Species

Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909	Little earwig	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape Peninsula
2 Genera with 3 Species

Forficula Linnaeus, 0		2	Species	Taxom
Spongovostox Burr, 1827		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cape Peninsula
3 Species

Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula fasciata
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula

Family	Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 Common Earwig, European Earwigs	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Labiidae Burr, 1909 little earwig, Little earwigs	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Forficuloidea at itis.gov