The following list provides the
earwig
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 folde ...
s currently identified from
Australia.
Family Anisolabididae
* ''
Anisolabis australis''
Tindale, 1923
* ''
Anisolabis dohrni''
(Kirby, 1891)
* ''
Anisolabis flavocapitata''
Steinmann, 1979
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Anisolabis littorea''
(White, 1846)
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Anisolabis maritima''
(Bonelli, 1832)
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Anisolabis nigrofusca''
Steinmann, 1979
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Anisolabis pacifica''
(Erichson, 1842)
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Anisolabis subarmata''
(Kirby, 1900)
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Anisolabis westralica''
Burr, 1911
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Antisolabis gisleni''
(Hincks, 1954)
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Antisolabis holdhausi''
(Burr, 1910)
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Antisolabis notonoma''
Hincks, 1952
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Carcinophora occidentalis''
(Kirby, 1896)
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Carcinophora venusta''
Steinmann, 1989
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Euborellia annulipes''
(Lucas, 1847)
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Euborellia brunneri''
(Dohrn, 1864)
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Euborellia jeekeli''
Srivastava, 1985
* ''
Gonolabis dentata''
Steinmann, 1981
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Gonolabis electa''
Burr, 1910
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Gonolabis forcipata''
Burr, 1908
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Gonolabis gilesi''
Steinmann, 1981
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Gonolabis rossi''
Brindle, 1987
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Gonolabis tasmanica''
(Bormans, 1880)
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Gonolabis woodwardi''
Burr, 1908
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Isolabis cavagnaroi''
Brindle, 1987
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Metisolabis punctata''
(Dubrony, 1879)
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Parisopsalis spryi''
Burr, 1914
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Titanolabis bormansi''
Srivastava, 1983
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Titanolabis centaurea''
Steinmann, 1985
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Titanolabis colossea''
(Dohrn, 1864)
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Titanolabis gigas''
Steinmann, 1989
* ''
Zacheria dentata''
(Burr, 1908)
Family Apachyidae
* ''
Apachyus athertonensis''
Mjöberg, 1924
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Apachyus beccarii''
Dubrony, 1879
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Apachyus peterseni''
Borelli, 1925
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Apachyus queenslandicus''
Mjöberg, 1924
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Chelisoches ater''
Bormans, 1900
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Chelisoches australicus''
(Le Guillou, 1841)
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Chelisoches handschini''
Günther, 1934
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Chelisoches kimberleyensis''
Mjöberg, 1913
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Chelisoches morio''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Hamaxas feae''
(Bormans, 1894)
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Hamaxas nigrorufus''
(Burr, 1902)
* ''
Lamprophorella kervillei''
(Burr, 1905)
* ''
Proreus duruoides''
Hebard, 1933
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 ...
* ''
Doru spiculiferum''
(Kirby, 1891)
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Elaunon bipartitus''
(Kirby, 1891)
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Eparchus insignis''
(De Haan, 1842)
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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'' ...
''
Linnaeus, 1758 (introduced)
* ''
Forficula vilmi''
Steinmann, 1989
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Syntonus venus''
Steinmann, 1993
Family
Labiduridae
Labiduridae, whose members are known commonly as striped earwigs, is a relatively large family of earwigs in the suborder Forficulina.See first entry in external links section for reference.
Taxonomy
The family contains a total of approximatel ...
* ''
Gonolabidura meteor''
Steinmann, 1985
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Labidura riparia
''Labidura riparia'' is a species of earwig in the family Labiduridae characterized by their modified cerci as forceps, and light tan color.Tawfik, M., Abul-Nar, S., and El-hussein, M. 1973. The biology of ''Labidura riparia'' Pallas. Bulletin ...
''
(Pallas, 1773)
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Nala lividipes
Nala (Sanskrit: नल) is a character in the ''Vana Parva'' book of the ''Mahabharata''. He was the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena. Nala was known for his skill with horses and for his culinary expertise. He married prince ...
''
(Dufour, 1820)
Family
Pygidicranidae
Pygidicranidae is a family of earwigs, formerly placed in the suborder Forficulina, now in the suborder Neodermaptera. The family currently contains twelve subfamilies and twenty six genera. Eight of the subfamilies are monotypic, each containi ...
* ''
Austroblandex bituberculatus''
Brindle, 1987
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Brindlensia jeekeli''
Srivastava, 1985
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Cranopygia daemeli''
(Dohrn, 1869)
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Cranopygia lueddemanni''
Srivastava, 1984
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Cranopygia ophthalmica''
(Dohrn, 1863)
* ''
Dacnodes hackeri''
(Burr, 1914)
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Dacnodes shortridgei''
(Burr, 1914)
* ''
Echinosoma sumatranum''
(de Haan, 1842)
* ''
Echinosoma yorkense''
Dohrn, 1869
Family
Spongiphoridae
Spongiphoridae is a family of little earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. There are more than 40 genera and 510 described species in Spongiphoridae.
Genera
These 43 genera belong to the family Spongiphoridae:
* '' Auchenomus'' Karsch, 1886
* ...
* ''
Auchenomus bifurcus''
Steinmann, 1984
* ''
Chaetospania australica''
(Bormans, 1883)
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Chaetospania mjobergi''
Brindle, 1971
* ''
Irdex hilaris''
(Bormans, 1900)
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Irdex unicolor''
Steinmann, 1985
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Labia minor
''Labia minor'', the lesser earwig or small earwig, is a species of earwig. It is widespread globally in temperate climates, preferring warm locations such as compost heaps in parts of its range. It is 4–7 mm long, including the pincer, ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Marava arachidis''
(Yersin, 1860)
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Marava feae''
(Dubrony, 1879)
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Marava luzonica''
(Dohrn, 1864)
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Marava tricolor''
(Kirby, 1891)
* ''
Nesogaster amoena''
(Stål, 1855)
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Nesogaster halli''
Hincks, 1949
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Nesogaster rehni''
Hincks, 1951
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Nesogaster ruficeps''
(Erichson, 1842)
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Paralabella curvicauda''
(Motschulsky, 1863)
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Paralabella murrayi''
(Kirby, 1900)
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Paraspania australiana''
(Mjöberg, 1913)
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Paraspania brunneri''
(Bormans, 1883)
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Paraspania discors''
Steinmann, 1985
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Paraspania pygmaea''
(Mjöberg, 1924)
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Paraspania torpeo''
Steinmann, 1990
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Spirolabia pilicornis''
(Motschulsky, 1863)
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Spongovostox doddi''
(Burr, 1914)
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Spongovostox hackeri''
(Burr, 1914)
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Spongovostox nigroflavidus''
(Rehn, 1905)
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Spongovostox subapterus''
(Kirby, 1891)
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Spongovostox victoriae''
(Burr, 1914)
See also
*
List of Dermapterans of Sri Lanka
References
{{Reflist
Earwigs
Dermapterans