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Forficulidae
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Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and more than 500 described species in Forficulidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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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.[5][7]

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Genera

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  • 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
  • Chamaipites 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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