Forficulidae

Forficulidae
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Forficulina
Family:	Forficulidae Latreille, 1810
Genera
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Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.

Species in this include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig).

Genera

The family includes the following subfamilies and genera:^[1]

• Subfamily Allodahliinae Verhoeff, 1902
  • Allodahlia Verhoeff, 1902
  • Brindleiana Steinmann, 1975
  • Eulithinus Hincks, 1935
• Subfamily Ancistrogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902
  • Ancistrogaster Stal, 1855
  • Litocosmia Hebard, 1917
  • Osteulcus Burr, 1907
  • Paracosmia Borelli, 1909
  • Praos Burr, 1907
  • Sarcinatrix Rehn, 1903
• Subfamily Anechurinae Burr, 1907
  • Anechura Scudder, 1876
  • Chelidura Latreille, 1825
  • Eumegalura Bey-Bienko, 1934
  • Mesasiobia Semenov, 1908
  • Neopterygida Srivastava, 1984
  • Oreasiobia Semenov, 1936
  • Perirrhytus Burr, 1911
  • Pseudochelidura Verhoeff, 1902
  • Pterygida Verhoeff, 1902
• Subfamily Diaperasticinae Burr, 1907
  • Diaperasticus Burr, 1907
• Subfamily Forficulinae Latreille, 1810
  • Afroforficula Steinmann, 1990
  • Apterygida Westwood, 1840
  • Chamaipites Burr, 1907
  • Doru Burr, 1907
  • Elaunon Burr, 1907
  • Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
  • Guanchia Burr, 1911
  • Mesolabia Shiraki, 1905
  • Parlax Burr, 1911
  • Proforficula Steinmann, 1990
  • Skalistes Burr, 1907
  • Tauropygia Brindle, 1970
• Subfamily Neolobophorinae Burr, 1907
  • Eudohrnia Burr, 1907
  • Metresura Rehn, 1922
  • Neolobophora Scudder, 1875
  • Setocordax Brindle, 1970
  • Tristanella Borelli, 1909
• Subfamily Opisthocosmiinae Verhoeff, 1902
  • Acanthocordax Günther, 1929
  • Chaetocosmia Nishikawa, 1973
  • Cipex Burr, 1910
  • Cordax Burr, 1910
  • Eparchus Burr, 1907
  • Eutimomena Bey-Bienko, 1970
  • Hypurgus Burr, 1907
  • Neoopisthocosmia Steinmann, 1990
  • Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 1865
  • Parasondax Srivastava, 1978
  • Parasyntonus Steinmann, 1990
  • Paratimomenus Steinmann, 1974
  • Pareparchus Burr, 1911
  • Prosadiya Hebard, 1923
  • Sondax Burr, 1910
  • Spinosocordax Steinmann, 1988
  • Syntonus Burr, 1910
  • Timomenus Burr, 1907
• Subfamily Skendylinae Burr, 1907
  • Afrocosmia Hincks, 1960
  • Brachycosmiella Steinmann, 1990
  • Cosmiella Verhoeff, 1902
  • Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 1959
  • Forcepsia Moreira, 1930
  • Kleter Burr, 1907
  • Liparura Burr, 1907
  • Lipodes Burr, 1907
  • Mixocosmia Borelli, 1909
  • Neocosmiella Hebard, 1919
  • Obelura Burr, 1907
  • Paracosmiella Steinmann, 1990

References

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