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Checklist for Superfamily Forficuloidea Stephens, 1829
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
51
234
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
4
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neodermaptera
Engel, 2003
4
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Epidermaptera
Engel, 2003
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Forficuloidea
Stephens, 1829
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
3 Families width 6 Species
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs1SpeciesTaxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig4SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 6 Species
Chaetospania Karsch, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
6 Species
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula fasciata
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827

Subnodes of Forficuloidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyForficulidae
Stephens, 1829
Common Earwig, European Earwigs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLabiidae
Burr, 1909
little earwig, Little earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Little Earwigs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Forficuloidea at itis.gov