Spongiphorinae
Vostox brunneipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Dermaptera
Superfamily: Forficuloidea
Family: Spongiphoridae
Subfamily: Spongiphorinae
Verhoeff, 1902
Synonyms
  • Homataginae Srivastava, 1985
  • Irdexinaea Srivastava, 1985
  • Irdicinae Srivastava, 1985

The Spongiphorinae are a medium-sized subfamily of earwigs in the superfamily Forficuloidea, sometimes called "little earwigs",[1] erected by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1902.[2] Distribution records appear to be incomplete, but genera such as Spongiphora (the type genus) originate from the Americas including the Caribbean;[3] certain species such as Marava arachidis, have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Genera

The Dermaptera Species File[3] lists:

  1. Filolabia Steinmann, 1989
  2. Formicilabia Rehn & Hebard, 1917
  3. Homotages Burr, 1909
  4. Irdex Burr, 1911
  5. Marava Burr, 1911
  6. Pseudomarava Steinmann, 1989
  7. Purex (earwig) Burr, 1911
  8. Spongiphora Audinet-Serville, 1831
  9. Spongovostox Burr, 1911
  10. Vostox Burr, 1911

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz: subfamily Spongiphorinae Verhoeff, 1902
  2. ↑ Verhoeff KW (1902) Zool. Anz. 25: 193.
  3. 1 2 Dermaptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 5 May 2023)
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