Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Forficuloidea for Namibia (Southern Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	434 4745 11084	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	432 4730 11041	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	411 4621 10826	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	51 306 537	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neodermaptera Engel, 2003	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Epidermaptera Engel, 2003	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Namibia
2 Families width 5 Species

Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909	Little earwig	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Namibia
5 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Namibia
5 Species

Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758	Common earwig
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863	Earwig

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Namibia

Family	Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 Common Earwig, European Earwigs	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Labiidae Burr, 1909 little earwig, Little earwigs	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Forficuloidea at itis.gov