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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
79
695
1674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
19
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
19
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
4 Families width 18 Species
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig10SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs4SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
10 Genera with 18 Species
Chaetolabia Brindle, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Nesolabia Hincks, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
18 Species
Chaetolabia fryeri Burr, 1910
Chaetospania gardineri Burr, 1910
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania thoracica Dohrn, 1867
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula smyrnensis Audinet-Serv..., 1839Smyrna Earwig
Hypurgus ova de Bormans, 1883
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Marava alluaudi Burr, 1904
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava griveaudi Brindle, 1966
Nesolabia longicollis Hincks, 1957
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Spirolabia browni Hincks, 1954
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov