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Checklist for Order Dermaptera De Geer, 1773 (Dermapterans)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Dermaptera
De Geer, 1773
Dermapterans, Earwig, Earwigs, Pincerbugs
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
9 Families width 62 Species
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829Common Earwig18SpeciesTaxom
Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 190215SpeciesTaxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Apachyidae (Verhoeff, 1902)2SpeciesTaxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902Little Earwigs3SpeciesTaxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902Long-horned earwig6SpeciesTaxom
Hemimeridae Sharp, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Labiidae Burr, 1909Little earwig6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
27 Genera with 62 Species
#ABCDEFGHILNPS
Afroforficula Steinmann, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Alloblandex Hincks, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Anisolabis Fieber, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Antisolabis Burr, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Apachyus Audinet-Serv..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Blandex Burr, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Bormansia Verhoeff, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Chaetospania Karsch, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Ctenisolabis Verhoeff, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Dacnodes Burr, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Diaperasticus Burr, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Echinosoma AudinetServille, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Esphalmenus Burr, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Euborellia Burr, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Forcipula Bolivar, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Forficula Linnaeus, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Guanchia Burr, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hemimerus Walker, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Isolabis Verhoeff, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Labia Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Labidura Leach, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Nala Zacher, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Paralabella Steinmann, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Proforficula Steinmann, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Spirolabia Steinmann, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spongovostox Burr, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Syntonus Burr, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
62 Species
Afroforficula brongersmai Boeseman, 1954
Afroforficula capeneri Hincks, 1957
Afroforficula kaffir Burr, 1911
Alloblandex granulatus Hincks, 1957
Anisolabis hottentotta Dohrn, 1867
Anisolabis maritima Bonelli, 1832Maritime Earwig
Antisolabis meridionalis Brindle, 1978
Antisolabis myrmecoides Burr, 1911
Antisolabis sulcatipes Burr, 1911
Apachyus depressus Palisot de B..., 1805
Apachyus reichardi (Karsch, 1886)⇒ Apachyus depressus Palisot de B..., 1805
Blandex africanus Steinmann, 1974
Blandex solvendus Burr, 1912
Blandex variegatus Hincks, 1957
Bormansia impressicollis Verhoeff, 1902
Bormansia meridionalis (Burr, 1904)⇒ Bormansia pusilla Brindle, 1978
Bormansia pusilla Brindle, 1978
Chaetospania paederina Gerstaecker, 1883
Chaetospania pittarelli Borelli, 1906
Chaetospania villica Burr, 1911
Ctenisolabis ruficollis Hincks, 1957
Ctenisolabis traegaordhi Burr, 1913
Dacnodes caffra Dohrn, 1867
Dacnodes liturata Stal, 1855
Dacnodes separata Burr, 1908
Diaperasticus erythrocephalus Olivier, 1791
Diaperasticus sansibaricus Karsch, 1886
Echinosoma concolor Borelli, 1907
Echinosoma fuscum Borelli, 1907
Echinosoma wahlbergi (Dohrn, 1862)⇒ Echinosoma fuscum Borelli, 1907
Esphalmenus capensis Brindle, 1967
Esphalmenus ecarinatus Brindle, 1973
Euborellia annulipes Lucas, 1847Ring legged earwig
Euborellia antoni Dohrn, 1864
Euborellia flava Steinmann, 1981
Forcipula gariazzi (Borelli, 1900)⇒ Forcipula tanganyikae Hincks, 1957
Forcipula tanganyikae Hincks, 1957
Forficula auricularia Carolus Linn..., 1758Common earwig
Forficula capensis Thunberger, 1827
Forficula coloniae Burr, 1911
Forficula fasciata
Forficula lucasi Dohrn, 1865
Forficula picta Kirby, 1891
Forficula senegalensis AudinetServille, 1839
Guanchia rugosula Hincks, 1957
Hemimerus deceptus Rehn & Rehn, 1936
Isolabis usambarana Verhoeff, 1902
Labia minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Labidura japonica De Haan, 1842
Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Labidura japonica De Haan, 1842
Nala intermedia Menozzi, 1937
Nala lividipes Dufour, 1820Black Field Earwig
Paralabella curvicauda Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Paralabella rehni Hebard, 1917
Proforficula peringueyi Burr, 1903
Proforficula promontori Burr, 1911
Proforficula purcelli Burr, 1911
Proforficula stuckenbergi Brindle, 1973
Spirolabia pilicornis Motschulsky, 1863Earwig
Spongovostox marginalis Thunberger, 1827
Spongovostox quadrimaculatus Stal, 1855
Syntonus africanus Brindle, 1973

Subnodes of Dermaptera with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderNeodermaptera
Engel, 2003
9
27
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Dermaptera (De Geer 1773)
Dermaptera (De Geer 1773)


Links, sources and further information
Dermaptera at dermaptera.speciesfile.org
Dermaptera at papua-insects.nl
Dermaptera at artfakta.se
Dermaptera at dyntaxa.se
Dermaptera at gbif.org
Dermaptera at irmng.org
Dermaptera at itis.gov
Dermaptera at marinespecies.org