Hemimeridae

Hemimeridae
Hemimerus hanseni from the Manual of Entomology.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Hemimerina
Family:	Hemimeridae
Genera [1][2][3]
Hemimerus Araeomerus

Hemimeridae is a family of earwigs, the only family in the suborder Hemimerina, one of the four suborders in the order Dermaptera. The other three suborders are Archidermaptera, which is extinct, Arixeniina, and Forficulina, the largest of the four. Hemimeridae is represented by two genera, Hemimerus and Araeomerus.^[4] They are wingless, blind and viviparous ectoparasites of African rodents, and have filiform segmented cerci. The most well known species is Hemimerus bouvieri.

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Wikispecies has information related to: Hemimeridae

• An example specimen of the species Hemimerus talpoides from the Tree of Life (note that the species is incorrectly labeled)
• An example of a female Hemimerus vosseleri from the Australian National Insect Collection