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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
304
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 1 Species
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 1 Species
Euenkrates Rehn, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
1 Species
Euenkrates variegatum Kirby, 1891

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov