Karschiellidae is the sole family of

earwig Earwigs make up the insect order (biology), order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cercus, cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincer (biology), pincers on ...

s in the superfamily Karschielloidea.Dermaptera Species File: Karschiellidae
/ref> Like the family Diplatyidae, Karschiellidae is a relatively small family with few members.

Genera and species

The family includes the following genera and species: * '' Bormansia'' Verhoeff, 1902 # '' Bormansia aberrans'' Hincks, 1959 # '' Bormansia africana'' Verhoeff, 1902 # '' Bormansia discendens'' Hincks, 1959 # '' Bormansia impressicollis'' Verhoeff, 1902 # '' Bormansia meridionalis'' Burr, 1904 # '' Bormansia monardi'' Menozzi, 1937 # '' Bormansia proxima'' Hincks, 1959 # '' Bormansia pusilla'' Brindle, 1978 * '' Karschiella'' Verhoeff, 1902 # '' Karschiella buettneri'' (Karsch, 1886) # '' Karschiella camerunensis'' Verhoeff, 1902 # '' Karschiella neavei'' Burr, 1909 # '' Karschiella pygmaea'' Rehn, 1933

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q6373400, from2=Q111097356 Dermaptera families Forficulina Insects of Africa