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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
196
1726
6404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
48
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
47
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
35
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
29
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
4 Families width 64 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig33SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs6SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig3SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
29 Genera with 64 Species
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Ancistrogaster Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Hamaxas Burr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Irdex Burr, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Kleter Burr, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 18056SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Microvostox Hebard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mixocosmia Borelli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmia Borelli, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rupiforficula Engel & Chat..., 19843SpeciesTaxom
Setocordax Brindle, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Sparatta Audinet-Serv..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Sphingolabis de Bormans, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphora Serville, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Spongophora Agassiz, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Strongylolabis Steinmann, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 19614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
64 Species
Ancistrogaster spinax Dohrn, 1862
Anechura modesta (Bey-Bienko, 1959)⇒ Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Doru aculeata Scudder, 1876
Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876Spine-tailed earwig
Doru davisi (Rehn & Hebard, 1914)⇒ Doru aculeatum Scudder, 1876
Doru gracilis Burmeister, 1838
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru linearis Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru taeniata Dohrn, 1862
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula lesnei Finot, 1887Lesne's earwig
Forficula metrica (Rehn, 1903)⇒ Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Hamaxas nigrorufus Burr, 1902Earwig
Irdex pygidiata Dubrony, 1879Earwig
Kleter americanus de Bormans, 1893
Kleter aterrimus Bormans, 1883
Kleter rehni Burr, 1907
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Marava arachidis (Yersin, 1860)⇒ Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava flaviscuta Rehn, 1903
Marava grandis Dubrony, 1879
Marava pulchella Serville, 1839
Marava rotundata Scudder, 1876
Marava unidentata Beauvois, 1805
Metresura borellii Burr, 1906
Metresura pygmaea Brindle, 1970
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838
Metresura volsella Scudder, 1876
Microvostox septentrionalis (Hebard, 1917)⇒ Spongovostox schwarzi Caudell, 1907
Mixocosmia cavernicola Brindle, 1979
Paracosmia ambesa Menozzi, 1929
Paracosmia gulosa Scudder, 1876
Paracosmia impennis de Bormans, 1893
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella dorsalis Burmeister, 1838
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Rupiforficula inferna S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula labens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula scudderi F. M. Brown, 1984
Setocordax gurneyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes linsleyi Brindle, 1970
Skalistes lucasi Brindle, 1974
Skalistes lugubris Dohrn, 1862
Skalistes vara Scudder, 1876
Sparatta bormansi Kirby, 1896
Sparatta dentifera (Rehn, 1901)⇒ Sparatta nigrina Stal, 1855
Sparatta flavipennula Rehn, 1903
Sphingolabis hawaiiensis de Bormans, 1882Earwig
Spirolabia dubronyi Hebard, 1922Earwig
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongiphora apicidentata
Spongiphora prolixa Scudder, 1876
Spongophora apicedentata (Caudell, 1904)⇒ Vostox apicedentatus Caudell, 1904
Spongovostox schwarzi Caudell, 1907
Strongylolabis berlandi Hebard, 1921
Vostox apicedentata Caudell, 1904
Vostox apicedentatus Caudell, 1904Toothed Earwig
Vostox brunneipennis Serville, 1839Brown-winged Earwig
Vostox excavatus Nutting & Gu..., 1961

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

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
12
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov