''Chelisoches'' (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family

Chelisochidae Chelisochidae is a family of earwigsSee first entry in external links section for reference. whose members are commonly known as black earwigs. The family contains a total of approximately 96 species, spread across sixteen genera in three subfami ...

. Species are from the

Pacific Islands Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of se ...

. ''C. morio'' has been introduced to

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and

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Species

This genus includes the following species: * '' Chelisoches annulatus'' * '' Chelisoches ater'' (Bormans, 1900)Quelques Dermaptères du Musée civique de Gênes. A Bormans, Annali del Musco Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 1900 * '' Chelisoches australicus'' (Le Guillou, 1841) * ''

Chelisoches handschini ''Chelisoches'' (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. ''C. morio'' has been introduced to California and Florida. Species This ...

'' Günther, 1934 * ''

Chelisoches kimberleyensis ''Chelisoches'' (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. ''C. morio'' has been introduced to California and Florida. Species This ...

'' Mjöberg, 1913 * ''

Chelisoches morio ''Chelisoches morio'', also known as the black earwig, are part of the family Chelisochidae. It is an omnivore that can be found worldwide, however it is most prominent in tropical areas, Pacific islands, the Pacific Northwest, and damp environm ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775)

Names brought to synonymy

* ''Chelisoches elegans'' De Bormans, 1900, a synonym for '' Euenkrates elegans'' (De Bormans, 1900) rivastava 1976

References

External links

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at dermaptera.speciesfile.org Chelisochidae Dermaptera genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{earwig-stub