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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
52
413
1666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
40
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
40
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
32
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
26
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
4 Families width 66 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig25SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs12SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig11SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
26 Genera with 66 Species
#ACDEFHIMNOPS
Acanthocordax Guenther, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Allodahlia Verhoeff, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Auchenomus Karsch, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiella Hebard, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Exypnus Burr, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hamaxas Burr, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Irdex Burr, 19858SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Paraspania Steinmann, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Pterygida Verhoeff, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sphingolabis de Bormans, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Spinoscordax Steinmann, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
66 Species
Acanthocordax dorsalis Brindle, 1969
Acanthocordax papuanus (Günther, 1929)⇒ Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902
Acanthocordax rhachynotus Hebard, 1933
Acanthocordax satanus Steinmann, 1988
Acanthocordax spinosus Günther, 1929
Allodahlia scabriuscula Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Auchenomus heros Steinmann, 1984
Auchenomus javanus de Bormans, 1883
Auchenomus pandani Hincks, 1960
Auchenomus proprius Steinmann, 1984
Chaetospania castor Steinmann, 1988
Chaetospania nigriceps Kirby, 1891
Chaetospania quadrata Burr, 1902
Chaetospania stella (Burr, 1902)⇒ Chaetospania borneensis Dubrony, 1879
Chaetospania thoracica Dohrn, 1867
Chelisoches annulatus Burr, 1906
Chelisoches australicus Le Guillou, 1841
Chelisoches calopteryx Günther, 1929
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Cordax vankampeni Burr, 1913
Cosmiella exornata Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiella hydra Steinmann, 1989
Cosmiola simplex Bey-Bienko, 1959
Doru dohrni (Steinmann, 1979)⇒ Mecomera brunnea Audinet-Serv..., 1838
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus biroi Burr, 1902
Eparchus cruentatus Burr, 1909
Eparchus dux de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus forcipatus Haan, 1842
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Eparchus simplex de Bormans, 1894
Eparchus tenellus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Eparchus burri de Bormans, 1903
Exypnus koorgensis Hebard, 1923
Exypnus pulchripennis de Bormans, 1883
Forficula burgersi Günther, 1929
Hamaxas feae Bormans, 1894
Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902Earwig
Hypurgus fulvus (Burr, 1911)⇒ Auchenomus setulosus Burr, 1900
Irdex ernstmayri Günther, 1930
Irdex fortunatus Steinmann, 1985
Irdex hilaris Bormans, 1900
Irdex nitidipennis de Bormans, 1894
Irdex papuanus Brindle, 1970
Irdex poggii Srivastava, 1978
Irdex rammei Günther, 1929
Irdex unimitabilis Steinmann, 1985
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava feae Dubrony, 1879
Marava luzonica Dohrn, 1864
Marava splendida Steinmann, 1985
Nesogaster aculeatus de Bormans, 1900
Nesogaster amoenus Stal, 1855
Nesogaster papuus de Bormans, 1900
Opisthocosmia longipes Haan, 1842
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella fruehstorferi Burr, 1897
Paralabella sicaria Burr, 1902
Paraspania inflecta Steinmann, 1985
Paratimomenus archiboldi Srivastava, 1983
Proreus fuscipennis Haan, 1842
Proreus laetior Dohrn, 1865
Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Pterygida burgursi Burr, 1916
Sphingolabis hawaiiensis de Bormans, 1882Earwig
Sphingolabis novaeguinae Boeseman, 1954
Spinoscordax excelsior Steinmann, 1988

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov