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Checklist of Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
60
434
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
11
27
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
11
27
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
16
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 29 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs4SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig14SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
13 Genera with 29 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovostox Borelli, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18554SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
29 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania pauliani Hincks, 1948
Chaetospania rodens Burr, 1907
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Cordax bifurcatus Brindle, 1970
Cosmiella adolfi Burr, 1909
Cosmiella bilobata Brindle, 1973
Cosmiella pygidiata Brindle, 1973
Diaperasticus bonchampsi Burr, 1904
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula beelzebub Burr, 1900
Forficula cavallii Borelli, 1906
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia rehni Burr, 1952
Guanchia sjoestedti Burr, 1907
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Paralabella borellii Burr, 1908
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Pseudovostox truncatus Brindle, 1970
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox assiniensis de Bormans, 1893
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827
Spongovostox quadrimaculatus Stal, 1855

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
5
14
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
 


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