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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
617
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
8
19
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
19
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
12
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
9
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
3 Families width 26 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig21SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig4SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
9 Genera with 26 Species
Anechura Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Perirrhytus Burr, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovostox Borelli, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
26 Species
Anechura schmitzi Borelli, 1906
Diaperasticus bonchampsi Burr, 1904
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus krausei Steinmann, 1983
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Diaperasticus sudanicus Steinmann, 1977
Diaperasticus wittei Hincks, 1955
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula brolemanni Borelli, 1907
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula riffensis Burr, 1909
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia cabrerae Bolivar, 1893
Guanchia canariensis Burr, 1905
Guanchia fernandezi Martin, 1978
Guanchia guancharia Heller, 1907
Guanchia tenerifensis Martin, 1978
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Perirrhytus edentulus Wollaston, 1858
Perirrhytus lundbladi Hincks, 1938
Perirrhytus madeirensis Borelli, 1908
Perirrhytus pseudomadeirensis Lange, 1991
Pseudovostox africanus Brindle, 1986
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in North Africa
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov