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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
16
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
11
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 27 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig18SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs3SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
11 Genera with 27 Species
Afroforficula Steinmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
27 Species
Afroforficula brongersmai Boeseman, 1954
Afroforficula capeneri Hincks, 1957
Afroforficula kaffir Burr, 1911
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania pittarelli Borelli, 1906
Chaetospania villica Burr, 1911
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula coloniae Burr, 1911
Forficula fasciata
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula picta Kirby, 1891
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia rugosula Hincks, 1957
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Proforficula peringueyi Burr, 1903
Proforficula promontori Burr, 1911
Proforficula purcelli Burr, 1911
Proforficula stuckenbergi Brindle, 1973
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827
Spongovostox quadrimaculatus Stal, 1855
Syntonus africanus Brindle, 1973

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov