Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order

Dermaptera Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcep-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded ...

. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae. Species in this family include ''

Forficula auricularia ''Forficula auricularia'', the common earwig or European earwig, is an omnivorous insect in the family Forficulidae. The European earwig survives in a variety of environments and is a common household insect in North America. The name ''earwig'' ...

'' (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 Neodermaptera, sometimes called Catadermaptera,BioLib.cz
suborder Catadermaptera Steinmann, 1986 (retrieved 16 Se ...

Genera

These 71 genera belong to the family Forficulidae: * '' Acanthocordax'' Günther, 1929 * '' Afrocosmia''

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, 1960 * '' Afroforficula'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Allodahlia'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Ancistrogaster'' Stal, 1855 * '' Anechura'' Scudder, 1876 * '' Apterygida'' Westwood, 1840 * '' Arthroedetus'' Caudell, 1907 * '' Brachycosmiella'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' Brindleiana'' Steinmann, 1975 * '' Chaetocosmia'' Nishikawa, 1973 * '' Chamaipites'' Burr, 1907 * '' Chelidura'' Latreille, 1825 * '' Cipex'' Burr, 1910 * '' Cordax'' Burr, 1910 * '' Cosmiella'' Verhoeff, 1902 * '' Cosmiola'' Bey-Bienko, 1959 * '' Diaperasticus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Doru'' Burr, 1907 * '' 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 * '' Hypurgus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Kleter'' Burr, 1907 * '' Liparura'' Burr, 1907 * '' Lipodes'' Burr, 1907 * '' Litocosmia'' Hebard, 1917 * '' Mesasiobia'' Semenov, 1908 * '' 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 * '' Paracosmia'' Borelli, 1909 * '' Paracosmiella'' Steinmann, 1990 * '' 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 * '' Syntonus'' Burr, 1910 * '' Timomenus'' Burr, 1907 * '' Tristanella'' Borelli, 1909 * † '' Apanechura'' Zhang, 1989 * † '' Forficulites'' Statz, 1939 * † '' Hadanechura'' Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu, 1994 * † '' Rupiforficula'' Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010 * † '' Tauropygia'' Brindle, 1970

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* Earwigs Dermaptera families Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{earwig-stub

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