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Opisthocosmiinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family 
Forficulidae
Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae.
Species in this family include ''Forficula auricularia'' (the European earwig or common earwig) and '' Apterygi ...
. There are about 18 genera and more than 100 described species in Opisthocosmiinae.
Genera
These 18 genera belong to the subfamily Opisthocosmiinae: * '' Acanthocordax'' Günther, 1929 * '' Chaetocosmia'' Nishikawa, 1973 * '' Cipex'' Burr, 1910 * ''Cordax
The cordax ( grc, κόρδαξ), was a provocative, licentious, and often obscene mask dance of ancient Greek comedy. In his play ''The Clouds'', Aristophanes complains that other playwrights of his time try to hide the feebleness of their plays b ...
'' Burr, 1910
* '' Eparchus'' Burr, 1907
* '' Eutimomena'' Bey-Bienko, 1970
* '' Hypurgus'' Burr, 1907
* '' Neoopisthocosmia'' Steinmann, 1990
* '' Opisthocosmia'' Dohrn, 1865
* '' Parasondax'' Srivastava, 1978
* '' Parasyntonus'' Steinmann, 1990
* '' Paratimomenus'' Steinmann, 1974
* '' Pareparchus'' Burr, 1911
* '' Prosadiya'' Hebard, 1923
* '' Sondax'' Burr, 1910
* '' Spinosocordax'' Steinmann, 1988
* '' Syntonus'' Burr, 1910
* '' Timomenus'' Burr, 1907
References
Further reading
* *External links
* Forficulidae {{earwig-stub