Forficulinae

Forficulinae
Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Infraorder:	Epidermaptera
Superfamily:	Forficuloidea
Family:	Forficulidae
Subfamily:	Forficulinae Latreille, 1810

Forficulinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. ^[1] There are about 12 genera and more than 160 described species in Forficulinae. ^{[2] [3]}

Genera

The subfamily contains the following genera: ^[2]

• Afroforficula Steinmann, 1993
• Apterygida Westwood, 1840
• Chamaipetes Burr, 1907
• Doru Burr, 1907
• Elaunon Burr, 1907
• Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
• Guanchia Burr, 1911
• Mesolabia Shiraki, 1905
• Parlax Burr, 1911
• Proforficula Steinmann, 1993
• Skalistes Burr, 1907
• Tauropygia Brindle, 1970

References

1. "Biolib".
2. Lesley, S.D. (2018). "subfamily Forficulinae Latreille, 1810". Dermaptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
3. 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.