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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
8
37
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
37
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
27
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
22
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
3 Families width 53 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig18SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs14SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
22 Genera with 53 Species
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Ancistrogaster Stål, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Barygerax Hebard, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Circolabia Steinmann, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cosmogerax Hebard, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Eugerax Hebard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Gerax Hebard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Kleter Burr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Marova1SpeciesTaxom
Mecomera Audinet-Serv..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Setocordax Brindle, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Sparatta Audinet-Serv..., 19297SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphora Serville, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 19714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
53 Species
Ancistrogaster luctuosa Stal, 1855
Ancistrogaster luctuosus (Stal, 1855)⇒ Ancistrogaster burri Kirby, 1903
Ancistrogaster spinax Dohrn, 1862
Ancistrogaster variegata Dohrn, 1865
Barygerax auricoma (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Barygerax auricomum Rehn, 1903
Barygerax breviforceps Caudell, 1907
Barygerax esau Hebard, 1917
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Circolabia arcuata Scudder, 1876Little Earwig
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru luteipes Scudder, 1876
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Eugerax poecilum Hebard, 1917
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula cacoaensis
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Gerax phantasma Hebard, 1917
Kleter americanus de Bormans, 1893
Kleter rehni Burr, 1907
Labia micans (Hebard, 1917)⇒ Marava silvestrii Borelli, 1905
Labia nodifer (Hebard, 1917)⇒ Circolabia arcuata Scudder, 1876
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava championi de Bormans, 1893
Marava equatoria Burr, 1899
Marava silvestrii Borelli, 1905
Marava townesi Brindle, 1979
Marova townesi
Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
Metresura flaviceps Brindle, 1975
Metresura flavipes Brindle, 1976
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Metresura rugosa Brindle, 1975
Opisthocosmia anomala
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella dorsalis Burmeister, 1838
Setocordax gurneyi Brindle, 1970
Sparatta armata Burr, 1899
Sparatta dentifera (Rehn, 1901)⇒ Sparatta nigrina Stal, 1855
Sparatta diplatyoides Caudell, 1907
Sparatta humilis Hebard, 1917
Sparatta minuta (Caudell, 1907)⇒ Sparatta armata Burr, 1899
Sparatta nigrina Stal, 1855
Sparatta rehni Hebard, 1929
Spongiphora buprestoides Kirby, 1891
Spongiphora croceipennis Serville, 1831
Spongiphora salvadorensis Brindle, 1971
Spongovostox barberi Hebard, 1917
Spongovostox ocellatus
Spongovostox schwarzi Caudell, 1907
Vostox apicedentatus Caudell, 1904Toothed Earwig
Vostox brunneipennis Serville, 1839Brown-winged Earwig
Vostox excavatus Nutting & Gu..., 1961
Vostox quadripunctatus Brindle, 1971

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov