Forficulidae

Forficulidae; Temporal range:
	Forficula auricularia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Dermaptera
Suborder:	Neodermaptera
Infraorder:	Epidermaptera
Superfamily:	Forficuloidea
Family:	Forficulidae; Latreille, 1810
Subfamilies
	Allodahliinae Verhoeff, 1902; Ancistrogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902; Anechurinae Verhoeff, 1902; Diaperasticinae Burr, 1907; Forficulinae Latreille, 1810; Neolobophorinae Burr, 1907; Opisthocosmiinae Verhoeff, 1902; Skendylinae Burr, 1907;

Forficulidae is a family of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 70 genera and 490 described species in Forficulidae.

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.

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