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]
| Forficulinae | |
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| Forficula auricularia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Infraorder: | Epidermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Forficulinae Latreille, 1810 |
Genera
editThe subfamily contains the following genera:[2]
- Afroforficula Steinmann, 1993
- Apterygida Westwood, 1840
- Chamaipites Burr, 1907
- Doru Burr, 1907
- Elaunon Burr, 1907
- Forficula Linnaeus, 1758
- Guanchia Burr, 1911
- Mesolabia Shiraki, 1905
- Parlax Burr, 1911
- Proforficula Steinmann, 1993
- Skalistes Brindle, 1970
- Tauropygia Brindle, 1970
References
edit- ^ "Biolib]".
- ^ a b Lesley, S.D. (2018). "subfamily Forficulinae Latreille, 1810". Dermaptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ 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.
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