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Checklist of Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
for Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
695
12061
41020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
692
12052
41005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
11902
40651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
67
394
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
25
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
25
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
4 Families width 29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig16SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs4SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig2SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
15 Genera with 29 Species
Anechura Scudder, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Paralabellula1SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Timomenus Burr, 18943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anechura (Odontopsalis) harmandi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi harmandi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi lewisi Burr, 1904
Anechura harmandi soedaensis Terata & Sakai, 1989
Anechura (Odontopsalis) japonica Bormans, 1880
Chaetospania borneensis Dubrony, 1879
Chaetospania hexagonalis Nishikawa, 2006
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chelisoches calopteryx Günther, 1929
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus dux de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus yezoensis Shiraki, 1905
Forficula hiromasai Nishikawa, 1970
Forficula mikado Burr, 1904
Forficula paratomis Steinmann, 1985
Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Forficula scudderi Bormans, 1880
Forficula tomis Kolenati, 1846Garden earwig
Forficula vicaria Semenov, 1902Vicarious earwig
Labia curvicauda (Motschulsky, 1863)⇒ Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Nesogaster lewisi de Bormans, 1903
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabellula curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863
Paratimomenus flavocapitatus Shiraki, 1905
Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox sakaii Nishikawa, 2006
Timomenus aesculapius Burr, 1905
Timomenus komarovi Semenov, 1901Komarov´s earwig
Timomenus lugens de Bormans, 1894

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Japan
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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