Spongiphoridae

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Spongiphoridae
Temporal range: Albian–Recent
Paraspania brunneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Suborder: Neodermaptera
Infraorder: Epidermaptera
Superfamily: Forficuloidea
Family: Spongiphoridae
Verhoeff, 1902
Subfamilies

Spongiphoridae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. There are more than 40 genera and 510 described species in Spongiphoridae.[1][2][3][4]

Vostox brunneipennis P1650758a

Genera[edit]

These 43 genera belong to the family Spongiphoridae:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Engel, Michael S. (2003). "The earwigs of Kansas, with a key to genera north of Mexico (Insecta: Dermaptera)". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 106 (3): 115–123. doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2003)106[0115:TEOKWA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3628391. S2CID 83734018.
  2. ^ a b Lesley, S.D. (2019). "family Spongiphoridae". Dermaptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. ^ Engel, Michael S.; Haas, Fabian (2007). "Family-Group Names for Earwigs (Dermaptera)". American Museum Novitates (3567). American Museum of Natural History: 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2007)539[1:FNFED]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5858. S2CID 85642033.

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