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Dermaptera (earwig)
Taxonomy
Dermaptera was named by De Geer (1773). It is extant.
It was assigned to Dermatopteroidea by Martynov (1925); to Insecta by De Geer (1773), Zhang (1989); to Neoptera by Carpenter (1992); to Polyorthoptera by Engel and Grimaldi (2004); to Blattoneoptera by Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004); to Polyneoptera by Misof et al. (2014); and to Haplocercata by Terry and Whiting (2005), Wipfler et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Dermatopteroidea by Martynov (1925); to Insecta by De Geer (1773), Zhang (1989); to Neoptera by Carpenter (1992); to Polyorthoptera by Engel and Grimaldi (2004); to Blattoneoptera by Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004); to Polyneoptera by Misof et al. (2014); and to Haplocercata by Terry and Whiting (2005), Wipfler et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1773 | Dermaptera De Geer p. 399 |
| 1925 | Dermaptera Martynov p. 572 |
| 1989 | Dermaptera Zhang p. 417 |
| 1992 | Dermaptera Carpenter p. 151 |
| 2004 | Dermaptera Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2004 | Dermaptera Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence |
| 2005 | Dermaptera Terry and Whiting |
| 2014 | Dermaptera Misof et al. |
| 2019 | Dermaptera Wipfler et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Dermaptera De Geer 1773 [earwig]
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Subor. †Archidermaptera Bey-Bienko 1936
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Superfm. †Protodiplatyoidea Martynov 1925
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Fm. †Dermapteridae Vishnyakova 1980
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G. †Phanerogramma Cockerell 1915
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†Phanerogramma australis Kelly et al. 2018
†Phanerogramma dunstani Kelly et al. 2018
†Phanerogramma gouldsbroughi Kelly et al. 2018
†Phanerogramma kellyi Tihelka 2019
G. †Sinopalaeodermata Zhang 2002
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†Sinopalaeodermata concavum Xiong et al. 2021
†Sinopalaeodermata neimonggolense Zhang 2002
Invalid names: Dermapterinae Vishnyakova 1980 [invalid subgroup], Sinopalaeodermatidae Zhang 2002 [synonym], Turanoviinae Engel 2003 [empty]
Fm. †Protodiplatyidae Martynov 1925
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G. †Longicerciata Zhang 1994
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†Longicerciata mesozoica Zhang 1994
†Longicerciata rumpens Zhang 1994
G. †Microdiplatys Vishnyakova 1980
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†Microdiplatys campodeiformis Vishnyakova 1980
†Microdiplatys oculatus Vishnyakova 1980
†Microdiplatys perfectus Vishnyakova 1985
G. †Protodiplatys Martynov 1925
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†Protodiplatys fortis Martynov 1925
†Protodiplatys gracilis Vishnyakova 1980
†Protodiplatys mongoliensis Vishnyakova 1986
G. †Sinoprotodiplatys Nel et al. 2012
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†Sinoprotodiplatys ellipsoideuata Xing et al. 2016
†Sinoprotodiplatys zhangi Nel et al. 2012
Invalid names: Longicerciatidae Zhang 1994 [synonym], Protodiplatyinae Martynov 1925 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Turanoviidae Engel 2003
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G. †Baseopsis Heer 1864
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†Baseopsis forficulina Heer 1864
†Baseopsis sibirica Brauer et al. 1889
Unr. Pandermaptera Engel
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Unr. Apodermaptera Engel
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Subor. Neodermaptera Engel 2003
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Infraor. Epidermaptera Engel 2003
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Unr. Eteodermaptera Engel 2003
Unr. Metadermaptera Engel 2003
Invalid names: Paradermaptera Verhoeff 1902 [empty]
Invalid names: Forficulina [invalid subgroup], Ocellia von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium], Ocelliidae Erwin 1942 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. †Turanodermaptera Engel 2019
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Subor. †Eodermaptera Engel 2003
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Fm. †Bellodermatidae Zhao et al. 2010
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G. †Belloderma Zhao et al. 2010
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†Belloderma arcuatum Zhao et al. 2010
†Belloderma ovatum Zhao et al. 2010
Fm. †Semenoviolidae Vishnyakova 1980
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Subfm. †Aglyptodermatinae Xiong et al. 2021
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G. †Aglyptoderma Xiong et al. 2021
G. †Ekpagloderma Yin et al. 2023
Subfm. †Semenoviolinae Vishnyakova 1980
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G. †Semenoviola Martynov 1925
G. †Semenovioloides Vishnyakova 1980
Invalid names: Semenovioloidea Vishnyakova 1980 [empty], Turanodermidae Engel 2003 [empty]
Invalid names: Labiidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Norian to the top of the Holocene or 227.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma
Collections (107 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Norian | Australia (Queensland) | Phanerogramma australis, Phanerogramma dunstani (192015) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Homoptera indet. 1, Homoptera indet. 2 (115222) Phanerogramma heeri (113957 114643 114680 115223 117340) Phanerogramma kellyi (115590) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom | Phanerogramma heeri (133036) | |
| Rhaetian - Hettangian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Homoptera indet. (192014) | |
| Angulata | Switzerland | Baseopsis forficulina (131766) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | United Kingdom (England) | Phanerogramma heeri (113956) | |
| Planorbis | United Kingdom (England) | Phanerogramma heeri (115368) | |
| Obtusum | United Kingdom (England) | Brevicula gradus (114639 189404) Brevicula teres (205727) | |
| Turneri | United Kingdom (Dorset) | Brevicula gradus, Brevicula maculata (189409) | |
| Falciferum | United Kingdom (England) | Trivenapteron moorei (132646) | |
| Toarcian | Russian Federation (Irkutsk) | Baseopsis sibirica (114696) | |
| Bajocian - Bathonian | Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) | Microdiplatys perfectus (118010) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Leicarabus parvus (154833) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Aneuroderma oiodes, Sinopalaeodermata concavum, Aglyptoderma elongatum, Aglyptoderma cylindratum (223272) Applanatiforceps angustus, Ekpagloderma gracilentum (230242) Palaeodermapteron dicranum, Atopderma ellipta, Belloderma arcuata, Belloderma ovata (113362) Perissoderma triangulum, Abrderma gracilentum (183155) Sinopalaeodermata neimonggolensis, Jurassimedeola orientalis (113371) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Archidermapteron martynovi, Protodiplatys gracilis, Dermapteron incertae, Semenovioloides capitatus, Turanoderma sepultum (105426) Asiodiplatys speciosus, Semenovioloides capitatus (31311 106101) Asiodiplatys speciosus, Semenovioloides capitatus, Turanoderma sepultum (105970) Microdiplatys campodeiformis, Dermapteron incertae, Turanoderma sepultum (106279) Microdiplatys oculatus (106102) Protodiplatys fortis, Dermapteron incertae, Turanovia incompleta, Semenovioloides capitatus (113439) Protodiplatys fortis, Semenoviola obliquotruncata, Dermapteron incerta (115717) Semenoviola obliquotruncata (142984) Semenoviola obliquotruncata, Semenoviola karatavica (115792) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | China (Xinjiang) | Mesoforficula sinkianensis (124528) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | Dimapteron corami (192016) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | United Kingdom (Surrey) | Valdopteron woodi (192017) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Neodermaptera indet., Rhadinolabis phoenicica (122471) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Barbderma oblonguata, Sinoprotodiplatys ellipsoideuata (176345) Cylindopygia falcata (153157) Sinoprotodiplatys zhangi (110825) | |
| Aptian | China (Jilin) | Geosoma prodromum (151876) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Longicerciata mesozoica, Longicerciata rumpens, Archaeosoma serratum (106313) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia (Govi-Altai) | Protodiplatys mongoliensis (122332) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Caririlabia brandaoi, Araripelabia costae (125511) Cordulagomphus santanensis, Cretolabia cearae, Kotejalabis goethitica (122352) Cratoborellia gorbi (122919) Kotejalabis goethitica, Cratoborellia gorbi, Caririlabia berghoffi, Kotejalabis haeuseri (122557) | |
| Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Pygidicranoidea indet. (122588) | |
| Albian - Turonian | China (Zhejiang) | Sinolabia longyouensis (156528) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Álava) | Autrigonoforceps iberica (108769) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Neodermaptera indet., Gallinympha walleri (99114) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Burmapygia resinata, Astreptolabis ethirosomatia, Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus (111688) Eminepygia myanmarensis (188400) Gracilipygia canaliculata, Hirtidiplatys cardiophyllus, Acanthodiplatys leptocercus, Tytthodiplatys ortholabis, Robustipygia calvata, Anisolabididae indet., Astreptolabis laevis, Acantholabis coralloides, Stonychopygia laticoncava (165561) Labidura electrina (123020) Metaxylabis baii (212006) Stonychopygia leptocerca (161726) Tricholabidura elongata, Prodacnodes dupliforceps (226880) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Epidermaptera nymph sp. 2, Zigrasolabis speciosa, Toxolabis zigrasi, Anisolabididae nymph sp. 1 (123113) | |
| Turonian | Botswana | Dermaptera indet. (34851) | |
| Turonian | France | Vendeenympha gravesi (164386) | |
| Paleocene | Argentina (Jujuy) | Psalis pachyura (110425) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Forficula paleocaenica (114153 114154 152143 152144 152147 152151) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Forficulina indet. (31677) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Chelisoficula caussaneli (123850) Dermaptera indet. (68174) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Forficula bolcensis (152649) | |
| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Forficulina indet. (135642) Neodermaptera indet. 2, Forficulina indet. (138912) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Colorado) | Labiduromma bormansi, Labiduromma mortale (122093) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Forficuloidea indet. (123959) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Forficula baltica, Forficula klebsi (124088) Labidura sp., Forficula klebsi, Forficula pristina, Forficula praecursor, Pygidicrana sp. (124073) Ocellia articulicornis (123927) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Labidura tertiaria (121307) Labidura tertiaria, Labidura lithophila (119496) Labiduromma exsulatum (34966) Labiduromma gurneyi (106381 127617 151411) Labiduromma gurneyi, Labiduromma scudderi (106380) Labiduromma sp., Labiduromma avia, Labiduromma bormansi, Labiduromma mortale, Labiduromma commixtum, Labiduromma tertiarium, Labiduromma gilberti, Labiduromma exsulatum, Labiduromma lithophilum, Labiduromma infernum, Labiduromma labens, Laasbium agassizii, Laasbium sectile, Laasbium agassizii (106384) | |
| Rupelian | France (Alpes-de-Haute) | Forficulidae indet. C, Forficula sp. B (114016) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Forficulites rottensis (122010) | |
| Chattian | France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) | Forficula sp. A (122501) | |
| Chattian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Forficula sp. (122488) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | France (Bouches-du-Rhone) | Forficula paleoligura (113989) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Haplodiplatys crightoni (146607) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Japan | Labiidae indet. (114003) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Marava antiqua, Marava brevicauda, Ikelus nuxibus, Vostox engeli (150408) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Allodahlia shanwangensis (128552) Apanechura asecta (128550) Apanechura hydrophila, Apanechura ooidea, Allodahlia shanwangensis, Anechura japonica (128551) Apanechura macrura, Hadanechura sisypha (138946) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Marava neli (122982) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Forficula recta, Forficula minuta (117252) | |
| Tortonian | Iceland | Neodermaptera indet. (154940) | |
| Calabrian - Ionian | United Kingdom (Durham) | Forficula auricularia (140489) | |
| Holocene | Saint Helena | Labidura loveridgei (155782) |