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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
10
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
10
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
4 Families width 12 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig3SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
11 Genera with 12 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Euenkrates Rehn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hypurgus Burr, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Timomenus Burr, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
12 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Euenkrates variegatum Kirby, 1891
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Hypurgus poecilocerus Borg, 1904
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox assiniensis de Bormans, 1893
Spongovostox cornutus Brindle, 1973
Spongovostox gestroi Burr, 1909

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyChelisochidae
Burr, 1907
black earwig, Black earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov