Karschiellinae
Family of earwigs
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Karschiellinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Pygidicranidae,[2][3] which is distributed in Sub-Sahara-Africa, especially in the tropics. The subfamily contains 2 genera and, depending on the scientific view, 11–12 species.[4][5]
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| male of Bormansia africana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Infraorder: | Protodermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Pygidicranoidea |
| Family: | Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902 |
| Subfamily: | Karschiellinae Verhoeff, 1902[1] |
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Genera and species
The subfamily includes the following genera and species:[6][7]
- Bormansia Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia aberrans Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia africana Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia discendens Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia impressicollis Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia meridionalis Burr, 1904
- Bormansia monardi Menozzi, 1937
- Bormansia proxima Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia pusilla Brindle, 1978
- Karschiella Verhoeff, 1902
- Karschiella buettneri (Karsch, 1886)
- Karschiella camerunensis Verhoeff, 1902
- Karschiella neavei Burr, 1909
- Karschiella pygmaea Rehn, 1933
Characteristics
Early nymphal instars of this subfamily have filiform cerci.[8] Adult specimens are easy to recognize by their distinct habitus.