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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region San Jose (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
4801
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
4800
8043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4722
7920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
35
126
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Jose (Costa Rica)
2 Families width 3 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Jose (Costa Rica)
2 Genera with 3 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Jose (Costa Rica)
3 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Metresura flavipes Brindle, 1976
Metresura ruficeps Burmeister, 1838

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in San Jose (Costa Rica)
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov