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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
427
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
10
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
4 Families width 24 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs4SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig2SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig6SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
16 Genera with 24 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cordax Burr, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Irdex Burr, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mecomera Audinet-Serv..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Paralabellula1SpeciesTaxom
Schizoproreus Steinmann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
24 Species
Chaetospania anderssoni Brindle, 1971
Chaetospania foliata Burr, 1911
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania thoracica Dohrn, 1867
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Cordax ceylonicus Motschulsky, 1863
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Hypurgus humeralis Kirby, 1891
Irdex ceylonensis Srivastava, 1983
Labia curvicauda (Motschulsky, 1863)⇒ Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella fruehstorferi Burr, 1897
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella rotundifrons Hincks, 1954
Paralabellula rotundifrons
Schizoproreus delicatulus Burr, 1911
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox mucronatus Stal, 1860
Spongovostox semiflavus de Bormans, 1894
Spongovostox tripunctatus Borelli, 1907
Syntonus neolobophoroides Burr, 1901

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov