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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
41
148
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
2 Families width 6 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
5 Genera with 6 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metresura Rehn, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Skalistes Brindle, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
6 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Doru taeniatum Dohrn, 1862Lined Earwig
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Metresura borellii Burr, 1906
Skalistes linsleyi Brindle, 1970

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov