The Spongiphorinae are a medium-sized subfamily 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
Forficuloidea, sometimes called "little earwigs", erected by
Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff
Karl (or Carl) Wilhelm Verhoeff (25 November 1867 – 6 December 1945) was a German myriapodologist and entomologist, specialising in myriapods (millipedes, centipedes, and related species) as well as woodlice and to a lesser extent insects.
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in 1902.
[Verhoeff KW (1902) ''Zool. Anz.'' 25: 193.] Distribution records appear to be incomplete, but genera such as ''
Spongiphora'' (the type genus) originate from the
Americas
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including the
Caribbean
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;
[ certain species such as '' Marava arachidis'', have a ]cosmopolitan
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distribution.
Genera
The ''Dermaptera Species File''[Dermaptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 5 May 2023)]
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# '' Filolabia'' Steinmann, 1989
# '' Formicilabia'' Rehn & Hebard, 1917
# '' Homotages'' Burr, 1909
# ''Irdex
''Irdex'' is a genus of earwigs
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 forceps-like pincers on their ...
'' Burr, 1911
# '' Marava'' Burr, 1911
# '' Pseudomarava'' Steinmann, 1989
# ''Purex
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'' Burr, 1911
# '' Spongiphora'' Audinet-Serville, 1831
# '' Spongovostox'' Burr, 1911
# '' Vostox'' Burr, 1911
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Spongiphoridae
Insects of South America
Dermaptera subfamilies
Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff