Ancistrogastrinae

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Ancistrogastrinae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Suborder: Neodermaptera
Infraorder: Epidermaptera
Superfamily: Forficuloidea
Family: Forficulidae
Subfamily: Ancistrogastrinae
Verhoeff, 1902

Ancistrogastrinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 30 described species in Ancistrogastrinae. [1] [2]

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Genera

These six genera belong to the subfamily Ancistrogastrinae:

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Forficulidae Family of earwigs

Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae.

Arixeniidae Family of earwigs

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Hemimeridae Family of earwig insects

Hemimeridae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. Hemimeridae was formerly considered a suborder, Hemimerina, but was reduced in rank to family and included in the new suborder Neodermaptera.

Chelisochidae Family of earwigs

Chelisochidae is a family of earwigs whose members are commonly known as black earwigs. The family contains a total of approximately 96 species, spread across sixteen genera in three subfamilies.

Forficulinae Subfamily of earwigs

Forficulinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 160 described species in Forficulinae.

This taxonomy of the Dermaptera follows Engel & Haas (2007) to the rank of Tribe.

Spongiphoridae Family of earwigs

Spongiphoridae is a family of little earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. There are more than 40 genera and 510 described species in Spongiphoridae.

<i>Vostox</i> Genus of earwigs

Vostox is a genus of little earwigs in the family Spongiphoridae. There are more than 20 described species in Vostox.

Marava is a genus of little earwigs in the family Spongiphoridae. There are more than 50 described species in Marava.

Neodermaptera Suborder of earwigs

Neodermaptera is a suborder of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are about 14 families and more than 2,000 described species in Neodermaptera.

Allodahliinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are at least 3 genera and about 16 described species in Allodahliinae.

Anechurinae Subfamily of earwigs

Anechurinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 70 described species in Anechurinae.

Neolobophorinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 5 genera and 19 described species in Neolobophorinae.

Opisthocosmiinae Subfamily of earwigs

Opisthocosmiinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 18 genera and more than 100 described species in Opisthocosmiinae.

Skendylinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 60 described species in Skendylinae.

Diaperasticus is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about six described species in Diaperasticus.

<i>Guanchia</i> Genus of earwigs

Guanchia is a genus of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are more than 30 described species in Guanchia.

Semenoviolidae is an extinct family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are at least two genera and two described species in Semenoviolidae.

Turanodermatidae is an extinct family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There is one genus, Turanoderma, in Turanodermatidae.

References

  1. Lesley, S.D. (2018). "subfamily Ancistrogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. Engel, Michael S.; Haas, Fabian (2007). "Family-Group Names for Earwigs (Dermaptera)". American Museum Novitates. American Museum of Natural History (3567): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)539[1:FNFED]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5858. S2CID   85642033.

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