Type

Forficula Linnaeus, 1758 type genus of Forficulinae Latreille, 1810

Nomenclature (10)

  • Forficulini Latreille, 1810 (not Latin)

    type genus Forficula Linnaeus, 1758

  • Forficulinae Latreille, 1810: 244, 246.

    type genus Forficula Linnaeus, 1758

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  • Doratinae Burr, 1907 (subjective synonym of Forficulinae Latreille, 1810) in Engel & Haas, 2007: 5.
  • Apterygidinae Verhoeff, 1902 (subjective synonym of Forficulinae Latreille, 1810) in Engel & Haas, 2007: 5.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Burr, M. (1907) A preliminary revision of the Forficulidae (sensu stricto) and of the Chelisochidae, families of the Dermatoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1907, 91–134. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48288#page/303/
  • Engel, M.S. & Haas, F. (2007) Family-Group names for Earwigs (Dermaptera). American Museum Novitates, 3567, 1–20.
  • Latreille, P.A. (1810) Consideration générales sur l'ordre naturel des Animaux composant les classes des Crustaces, des Arachnides, et des Insectesl; avec un Tableau methodique de leurs genres, disposes en families. 444 pp.
  • Verhoeff, K. (1902) Über Dermapteren. 1. Aufsatz. Versuch eines neuen, natürlichen Systems auf vergleichend-morphologischer Grundlage und über den Mikrothorax der Insecten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 25, 181–209. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37981#page/195/

Descendants and synonyms

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Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
subfamily413
genus16124
superspecies110
species260157103
subspecies440