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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
54
418
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
8
29
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
8
29
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
18
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
4 Families width 37 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig27SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs5SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig3SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
18 Genera with 37 Species
Allodahlia Verhoeff, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Anechura Scudder, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Apterygida Westwood, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocosmia Nishikawa, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Elaunon Burr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eparchus Burr, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Eutimomena Bey-Bienko, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Mesolabia Shiraki, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nesogaster Verhoeff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Paratimomenus Steinmann, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Proreus Burr, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pterygida Verhoeff, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Schizochelisoches Steinmann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Timomenus Burr, 19046SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
37 Species
Allodahlia bispina Bey-Bienko, 1959
Allodahlia scabriuscula Audinet-Serv..., 1839
Anechura crinitata (Shiraki, 1905)⇒ Eparchus pullus Shiraki, 1908
Apterygida tuberculosa Shiraki, 1928
Apterygida tumida Shiraki, 1928
Chaetocosmia taiwanica Nishikawa, 1973
Chaetospania bispinosa Shiraki, 1928
Chaetospania borneensis Dubrony, 1879
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania thoracica Dohrn, 1867
Elaunon bipartitus Kirby, 1891Earwig
Eparchus forcipatus Haan, 1842
Eparchus insignis Haan, 1842
Eparchus pullus Shiraki, 1908
Eparchus simplex de Bormans, 1894
Eutimomena paradoxa Bey-Bienko, 1970
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula greeni Burr, 1907
Forficula harberei Burr, 1911
Forficula planicollis Kirby, 1891
Mesolabia niitakaensis Shiraki, 1905
Nesogaster lewisi de Bormans, 1903
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella formosana Shiraki, 1928
Paratimomenus flavocapitata Shiraki, 1905
Paratimomenus flavocapitatus Shiraki, 1905
Paratimomenus incognitus Steinmann, 1990
Proreus simulans Stal, 1860
Pterygida ornaticapitata Shiraki, 1928
Schizochelisoches formosanus Burr, 1912
Spongovostox semiflavus de Bormans, 1894
Timomenus aeris Shiraki, 1905
Timomenus inermis Borelli, 1915
Timomenus iteratus Steinmann, 1982
Timomenus komarovi Semenov, 1901Komarov´s earwig
Timomenus morsus Steinmann, 1982
Timomenus shelfordi Burr, 1904

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

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
12
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov