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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
522
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
3 Families width 11 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs3SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig6SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
9 Genera with 11 Species
Barygerax Hebard, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecomera Audinet-Serv..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
11 Species
Barygerax auricoma (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Barygerax auricomum Rehn, 1903
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru luteipes Scudder, 1876
Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
Metresura flaviceps Brindle, 1975
Metresura flavipes Brindle, 1976
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Opisthocosmia anomala
Paralabella dorsalis Burmeister, 1838
Vostox quadripunctatus Brindle, 1971

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov