Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and more than 500 described species in Forficulidae.
Species in this family include Forficula auricularia (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.
Genera
Acanthocordax Günther, 1929 Afrocosmia Hincks, 1960 Afroforficula Steinmann, 1990 Allodahlia Verhoeff, 1902 Ancistrogaster Stal, 1855 Anechura Scudder, 1876 Apterygida Westwood, 1840 Brachycosmiella Steinmann, 1990 Brindleiana Steinmann, 1975 Chaetocosmia Nishikawa, 1973 Chamaipetes Burr, 1907 Chelidura Latreille, 1825 Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902 Cipex Burr, 1910 Cordax Burr, 1910 Cosmiella Verhoeff, 1902 Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 1959 Diaperasticus Burr, 1907 Doru Burr, 1907 Dubianus Estrada-Alvarez & Nunez-Bazan, 2022 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 Hypocosmiella Steinmann, 1993 Hypurgus Burr, 1907 Kleter Burr, 1907 Liparura Burr, 1907 Lipodes Burr, 1907 Litocosmia Hebard, 1917 Mesasiobia Semenov, 1908 Mesochelidura Verhoeff, 1902 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 Parachelidura Chen, 2024 Paracosmia Borelli, 1909 Paracosmiella Steinmann, 1990 Paradohrnia Shiraki, 1928 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 Tauropygia Brindle, 1970 Timomenus Burr, 1907 Tristanella Borelli, 1909
Also there are 3 fossil genera known:
† Apanechura Zhang, 1989 † Forficulites Statz, 1939 † Hadanechura Zhang Junfeng, Sun Bo & Zhang Xiyu, 1994
Some other fossil genera may belong to this family, but their exact position is uncertain:
† Chelisoficula Nel, Waller, Albouy, Menier & de Ploeg, 2003 † Rupiforficula Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010
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