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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
73
564
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
7
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
4 Families width 22 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs8SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig10SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig3SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 22 Species
Auchenomus Karsch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Chaetolabia Brindle, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hamaxas Burr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 03SpeciesTaxom
Sphingolabis de Bormans, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
22 Species
Auchenomus extractus Steinmann, 1989
Chaetolabia edentata
Chaetolabia grossa
Chaetolabia nebulosa Steinmann, 1985
Chaetolabia quadrata
Chaetolabia stoneri Caudell, 1927
Chaetolabia venusta Steinmann, 1985
Chaetospania adolescens Steinmann, 1988
Chaetospania attenuata Steinmann, 1988
Chaetospania mjoebergi Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chelisoches cheesmanae Hincks, 1952
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902Earwig
Nesogaster gratiosus Steinmann, 1990
Nesogaster magnus Steinmann, 1990
Nesogaster spatulus Brindle, 0
Sphingolabis auricoma Rehn, 1949
Sphingolabis hawaiiensis de Bormans, 1882Earwig
Sphingolabis latro Steinmann, 1990
Spirolabia solitaria Steinmann, 1987

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov