Forficulidae

Forficulidae Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Neodermaptera
Infraorder:	Epidermaptera
Superfamily:	Forficuloidea
Family:	Forficulidae Latreille, 1810
Subfamilies
Allodahliinae Verhoeff, 1902 Ancistrogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902 Anechurinae Verhoeff, 1902 Diaperasticinae Burr, 1907 Forficulinae Latreille, 1810 Neolobophorinae Burr, 1907 Opisthocosmiinae Verhoeff, 1902 Skendylinae Burr, 1907

Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and more than 500 described species in Forficulidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Species in this family include Forficula auricularia (the European earwig or common earwig) and Apterygida media (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. ^{[5] [7]}

Timomenus komarovi

Genera

• Acanthocordax Günther, 1929
• Afrocosmia Hincks, 1960
• Afroforficula Steinmann, 1990
• Allodahlia Verhoeff, 1902
• Ancistrogaster Stal, 1855
• Anechura Scudder, 1876
• Apterygida Westwood, 1840
• Brachycosmiella Steinmann, 1990
• Brindleiana Steinmann, 1975
• Chaetocosmia Nishikawa, 1973
• Chamaipites Burr, 1907
• Chelidura Latreille, 1825
• Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902
• Cipex Burr, 1910
• Cordax Burr, 1910
• Cosmiella Verhoeff, 1902
• Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 1959
• Diaperasticus Burr, 1907
• Doru Burr, 1907
• Dubianus Estrada-Alvarez & Nunez-Bazan, 2022
• Elaunon Burr, 1907
• Eparchus Burr, 1907
• Eudohrnia Burr, 1907
• Eulithinus Hincks, 1935
• Eumegalura Bey-Bienko, 1934
• Eutimomena Bey-Bienko, 1970
• Forcepsia Moreira, 1930
• Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
• Guanchia Burr, 1911
• Hypocosmiella Steinmann, 1993
• Hypurgus Burr, 1907
• Kleter Burr, 1907
• Liparura Burr, 1907
• Lipodes Burr, 1907
• Litocosmia Hebard, 1917
• Mesasiobia Semenov, 1908
• Mesochelidura Verhoeff, 1902
• Mesolabia Shiraki, 1905
• Metresura Rehn, 1922
• Mixocosmia Borelli, 1909
• Neocosmiella Hebard, 1919
• Neolobophora Scudder, 1875
• Neoopisthocosmia Steinmann, 1990
• Neopterygida Srivastava, 1984
• Obelura Burr, 1907
• Opisthocosmia Dohrn, 1865
• Oreasiobia Semenov, 1936
• Osteulcus Burr, 1907
• Parachelidura Chen, 2024
• Paracosmia Borelli, 1909
• Paracosmiella Steinmann, 1990
• Paradohrnia Shiraki, 1928
• 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
• Tauropygia Brindle, 1970
• Timomenus Burr, 1907
• Tristanella Borelli, 1909

Also there are 3 fossil genera known:

• † Apanechura Zhang, 1989
• † Forficulites Statz, 1939
• † Hadanechura Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu, 1994

Some other fossil genera may belong to this family, but their exact position is uncertain:

• † Chelisoficula Nel, Waller, Albouy, Menier & de Ploeg, 2003
• † Rupiforficula Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010

References

1. "Forficulidae Latreille, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
2. "Forficulidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
3. "Forficulidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
4. "Family Forficulidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
5. Engel, Michael S. (2003). "The earwigs of Kansas, with a key to genera north of Mexico (Insecta: Dermaptera)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 106 (3): 115–123. doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2003)106[0115:TEOKWA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   3628391.
6. Lesley, S.D. (2018). "family Forficulidae Stephens, 1829". Dermaptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
7. Engel, Michael S.; Haas, Fabian (2007). "Family-Group Names for Earwigs (Dermaptera)". American Museum Novitates (3567). American Museum of Natural History: 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)539[1:FNFED]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5858.

Further reading

• Giles, E. T. (1963). "The comparative external morphology and affinities of the Dermaptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 115 (4): 95–164. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1963.tb00816.x.
• Jarvis, Karl J.; Haas, Fabian; Whiting, Michael F. (2005). "Phylogeny of earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera) based on molecular and morphological evidence: reconsidering the classification of Dermaptera". Systematic Entomology. 30 (3): 442–453. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00276.x. ISSN   0307-6970. S2CID   85718043.

External links

• Media related to Forficulidae at Wikimedia Commons