Forficuloidea (Stephens 1829) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	652 12648 108742	Families Genera Species
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	32 409 3706	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Neodermaptera Engel, 2003	13 343 3609	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Epidermaptera Engel, 2003	8 248 2459	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829	5 174 2033	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829

Family	Arixeniidae Burr, 1911	2 6	Genera Species
Family	Chelisochidae Burr, 1907 Black earwig, Black earwigs	20 150	Genera Species
Family	Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 Common Earwig, European Earwigs	89 996	Genera Species
Family	Labiidae Burr, 1909 ⇒ Spongiphoridae Little earwig, Little earwigs	30 537	Genera Species
Family	Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 Little Earwigs	33 344	Genera Species

Distribution and Species lists of Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829

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Afghanistan
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Albania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Algeria
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Andorra
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Angola
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Argentina
3 Families 13 Genera 27 Species

Australia
4 Families 21 Genera 51 Species

Austria
2 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

Bahamas
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Belarus
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Belgium
2 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Belize
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bolivia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Brazil
3 Families 23 Genera 44 Species

Bulgaria
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Burundi
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Cameroon
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Canada
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Cape Verde
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Chile
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

China
4 Families 22 Genera 36 Species

Colombia
3 Families 10 Genera 10 Species

Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Costa Rica
3 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Croatia
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Cuba
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Cyprus
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Czech Republic
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 17 Genera 57 Species

Denmark
2 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Dominica
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Dominican Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ecuador
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

El Salvador
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Estonia
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Ethiopia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Fiji
3 Families 8 Genera 19 Species

Finland
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

France
3 Families 15 Genera 29 Species

Gambia
3 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Georgia
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Germany
2 Families 12 Genera 24 Species

Ghana
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Greece
3 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Guatemala
3 Families 13 Genera 21 Species

Guyana
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Haiti
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Honduras
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Hungary
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Iceland
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

India
3 Families 5 Genera 3 Species

Indonesia
5 Families 18 Genera 28 Species

Iran
2 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Iraq
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ireland
2 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Israel
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Italy
2 Families 11 Genera 32 Species

Jamaica
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Japan
4 Families 15 Genera 29 Species

Kazakhstan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kenya
4 Families 13 Genera 29 Species

Latvia
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Lebanon
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Liberia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lithuania
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Luxembourg
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Madagascar
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Malaysia
5 Families 18 Genera 22 Species

Marshall Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mauritius
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Mexico
3 Families 18 Genera 31 Species

Micronesia
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Montenegro
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Morocco
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Myanmar
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Namibia
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Nepal
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Netherlands
3 Families 11 Genera 16 Species

New Zealand
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Nicaragua
3 Families 11 Genera 14 Species

Nigeria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Norway
2 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Palau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Palestine
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Panama
3 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

Papua New Guinea
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Paraguay
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Peru
3 Families 23 Genera 43 Species

Philippines
4 Families 10 Genera 10 Species

Poland
3 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Portugal
2 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Republic South Africa
3 Families 11 Genera 27 Species

Romania
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Russia
2 Families 15 Genera 37 Species

Samoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Saudi Arabia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Senegal
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Serbia
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Seychelles
4 Families 9 Genera 15 Species

Singapore
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Slovakia
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Solomon Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Korea
3 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Spain
3 Families 12 Genera 29 Species

Sri Lanka
4 Families 16 Genera 24 Species

Sudan
3 Families 6 Genera 13 Species

Suriname
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Sweden
3 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Switzerland
3 Families 10 Genera 16 Species

Syria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Taiwan
4 Families 18 Genera 37 Species

Tanzania
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Thailand
4 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

Tonga
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tunisia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Turkey
3 Families 8 Genera 17 Species

Uganda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ukraine
2 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

United Kingdom
3 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

USA
4 Families 20 Genera 34 Species

Venezuela
3 Families 26 Genera 80 Species

Vietnam
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Zimbabwe
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Distribution on islands

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Alnön
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Burray
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Desertas
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Eynhallow
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Glims Holm
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Inner Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Islands of Chile
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

La Graciosa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lord Howe Island
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Macaronesia
2 Families 6 Genera 14 Species

Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Outer Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Papa Westray
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Porto Santo Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rügen
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Skye
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Ronaldsay
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Southern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tenerife
2 Families 3 Genera 7 Species

Uist
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Wellington
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Westray
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rott Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Links, sources and further information

Forficuloidea at itis.gov