Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order

Dermaptera Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcep-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded ...

. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''

Forficula auricularia ''Forficula auricularia'', the common earwig or European earwig, is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae. The European earwig survives in a variety of environments and is a common household insect in North America. The name ''earwig'' ...

'' (the European earwig or common earwig) and ''

Apterygida media ''Apterygida media'' is a species of European earwig, known as the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig. Distribution The distribution of ''A. media'' ranges from southern Sweden in the north to Greece in the south, and from Portugal ...

'' (the short-winged earwig or hop-garden earwig). Forficulidae was formerly considered a suborder of Dermaptera, Forficulina, but was reduced in rank to family and placed in suborder

Neodermaptera Neodermaptera, sometimes called Catadermaptera,BioLib.cz
suborder Catadermaptera Steinmann, 1986 (retrieved 16 Se ...

Genera

These 71 genera belong to the family Forficulidae: * '' Acanthocordax'' Günther, 1929 * '' Afrocosmia''

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, 1960 * '' Afroforficula'' Steinmann, 1990 * ''

Allodahlia ''Allodahlia'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''Forficula ...

'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Ancistrogaster'' Stal, 1855 * ''

Anechura Anechura is a family of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. Species Species within this genus include: * ''Anechura bipunctata'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Anechura crinitata'' (Shiraki, 1905) * '' Anechura filchneri'' (Burr, 1908) * ''Anechur ...

'' Scudder, 1876 * ''

Apterygida ''Apterygida'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Forficulidae Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''F ...

'' Westwood, 1840 * '' Arthroedetus'' Caudell, 1907 * '' Brachycosmiella'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Brindleiana'' Steinmann, 1975 * '' Chaetocosmia'' Nishikawa, 1973 * '' Chamaipites''

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, 1907 * ''

Chelidura ''Chelidura'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. Species According to the ''Dermaptera Species File'', the following species are accepted within ''Chelidura'': * '' Chelidura acanthopygia'' (Géné, 1832) * '' Chelidura apfelb ...

'' Latreille, 1825 * '' Cipex'' Burr, 1910 * ''

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'' Burr, 1910 * '' Cosmiella'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Cosmiola'' Bey-Bienko, 1959 * '' Diaperasticus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Doru'' Burr, 1907 * '' Elaunon'' Burr, 1907 * '' Eparchus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Eudohrnia'' Burr, 1907 * '' Eulithinus'' Hincks, 1935 * '' Eumegalura'' Bey-Bienko, 1934 * '' Eutimomena'' Bey-Bienko, 1970 * '' Forcepsia'' Moreira, 1930 * ''

Forficula ''Forficula'' is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. The best known species is ''Forficula auricularia''. Species The genus ''Forficula'' contains at least 68 species, making it the largest genus of earwigs. Some species are listed b ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Guanchia'' Burr, 1911 * '' Hypurgus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Kleter'' Burr, 1907 * ''

Liparura ''Liparura'' is a genus of earwigs within the family Forficulidae Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''Forficula ...

'' Burr, 1907 * '' Lipodes'' Burr, 1907 * '' Litocosmia'' Hebard, 1917 * '' Mesasiobia'' Semenov, 1908 * '' Mesolabia'' Shiraki, 1905 * '' Metresura'' Rehn, 1922 * '' Mixocosmia'' Borelli, 1909 * '' Neocosmiella'' Hebard, 1919 * '' Neolobophora'' Scudder, 1875 * '' Neoopisthocosmia'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Neopterygida'' Srivastava, 1984 * ''

Obelura ''Obelura'' is a genus of earwigs belonging to the family Forficulidae Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''For ...

'' Burr, 1907 * '' Opisthocosmia'' Dohrn, 1865 * '' Oreasiobia'' Semenov, 1936 * '' Osteulcus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Paracosmia'' Borelli, 1909 * '' Paracosmiella'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Parasondax'' Srivastava, 1978 * '' Parasyntonus'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Paratimomenus'' Steinmann, 1974 * '' Pareparchus'' Burr, 1911 * '' Parlax'' Burr, 1911 * '' Perirrhytus'' Burr, 1911 * '' Praos'' Burr, 1907 * '' Proforficula'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Prosadiya'' Hebard, 1923 * '' Pseudochelidura'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Pterygida'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Sarcinatrix'' Rehn, 1903 * '' Setocordax'' Brindle, 1970 * '' Skalistes'' Burr, 1907 * '' Sondax'' Burr, 1910 * '' Spinosocordax'' Steinmann, 1988 * '' Syntonus'' Burr, 1910 * '' Timomenus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Tristanella'' Borelli, 1909 * † '' Apanechura'' Zhang, 1989 * † ''

Forficulites ''Forficulites'' is an extinct genus of earwig within the family Forficulidae containing a single species, ''Forficulites rottensis'', that lived during the Oligocene epoch. It was described by Georg Statz in 1939, from the Rott Formation in Germ ...

'' Statz, 1939 * † '' Hadanechura'' Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu, 1994 * † '' Rupiforficula'' Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010 * † '' Tauropygia'' Brindle, 1970

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