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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
88
561
1694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
7
16
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
7
16
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
5
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
4 Families width 10 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom
Chelisochidae Burr, 1907Black earwig1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig6SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
9 Genera with 10 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chelisoches Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Doru Burr, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marava Burr, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmia Borelli, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rupiforficula Engel & Chat..., 19843SpeciesTaxom
Vostox Burr, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
10 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chelisoches morio Fabricius, 1775Black earwig
Doru lineare Eschscholtz, 1822
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Paracosmia ambesa Menozzi, 1929
Rupiforficula inferna S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula labens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rupiforficula scudderi F. M. Brown, 1984
Vostox apicedentatus Caudell, 1904Toothed Earwig

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

Taxom

FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov