Karschiellinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Pygidicranidae,Kočárek et al. 2023 Phylogenetic placement of bizarre karschiellid earwigs. Insect Science 31(3):989–992.Dermaptera Species File: Karschiellinae which is distributed in Sub-Sahara-Africa, especially in the tropics. The subfamily contains 2 genera and, depending on the scientific view, 11–12 species.Dermaptera Species File: KarschiellinaeKarschiellinae in the Dermaptera Forum, accessed on 20th November 2025.
Genera and species The subfamily includes the following genera and species:Henrik Steinmann (1986) Dermaptera. Catadermaptera I. In: Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom. Teilband 102. Walter de Gruyter, New York.
Bormansia Verhoeff, 1902 Bormansia aberrans Hincks, 1959 Bormansia africana Verhoeff, 1902 Bormansia discendens Hincks, 1959 Bormansia impressicollis Verhoeff, 1902 Bormansia meridionalis Burr, 1904 Bormansia monardi Menozzi, 1937 Bormansia proxima Hincks, 1959 Bormansia pusilla Brindle, 1978 Karschiella Verhoeff, 1902 Karschiella buettneri (Karsch, 1886) Karschiella camerunensis Verhoeff, 1902 Karschiella neavei Burr, 1909 Karschiella pygmaea Rehn, 1933
Characteristics Early nymphal instars of this subfamily have filiform cerci.Verhoeff (1902) Über Dermapteren Adult specimens are easy to recognize by their distinct habitus.
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