Spongiphorinae
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| Spongiphorinae | |
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| Vostox brunneipennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Spongiphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Spongiphorinae Verhoeff, 1902 |
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The Spongiphorinae are a medium-sized subfamily of earwigs in the superfamily Forficuloidea, sometimes called "little earwigs",[1] erected by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1902.[2] Distribution records appear to be incomplete, but genera such as Spongiphora (the type genus) originate from the Americas including the Caribbean;[3] certain species such as Marava arachidis, have a cosmopolitan distribution.
