Forficulidae
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| Forficulidae Temporal range: | |
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| Forficula auricularia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Neodermaptera |
| Infraorder: | Epidermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Forficulidae Latreille, 1810 |
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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]
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- 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
- Chamaipetes 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
