The Forficulid Earwigs (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Martin H. Villet

Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

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Family: FORFICULIDAE Burr 1907

Subfamily: FORFICULINAE Burr 1911

1. Genus: FORFICULA Linnaeus 1758
   1. F. kaffir (Burr)

      Mesochelidura kaffir Burr 1911: 11.
      Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal; July, September, January, April.

      
      
   2. F. capeneri Hincks

      Forficula capeneri Hincks 1956: 85.

      = Mesochelidura natalensis Hincks 1952: 28 (preoccupied).
      KwaZulu-Natal.

      
      
   3. F. peringueyi (Burr)

      Chelidura peringueyi Burr 1903: 275.
      Western Cape; July, October, December, January.

      
      
   4. F. colonia (Burr)

      Apterygida coloniae Burr 1911: 14-15.
      Western Cape; December.

      
      
   5. F. purcelli (Burr)

      Chelidurella purcelli Burr 1911: 13.
      Western Cape; October to January.

      
      
   6. F. promontorii (Burr)

      Mesochelidura promontorii Burr 1911: 10-11.
      Western Cape; ?September.

      
      
   7. F. senegalensis Serville

      Forficula senegalensis Serville 1839: 39.
      Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, to Zimbabwe; December, January, March, April, July, September.

      
      
   8. F. picta Kirby

      Forficula picta Kirby 1891: 525.
      KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Province; May, July, November, December.

      
      
   9. F. rugulosa Hincks

      Forficula rugulosa Hincks 1956: 89.
      Eastern Cape; August.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: DIAPERASTICINAE Burr 1907

2. Genus: DIASPERASTICUS Burr 1907
   1. D. sansibaricus (Karsch)

      Sphingolabris sansibaricus Karsch 1886: 90.

      = Apterygida mackinderi Burr 1900:83.
      Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal; December, January, February, September.

      
      
   2. D. erythrocephalus (Olivier)

      Forficula erythrocephalus Olivier 1791: 468.

      = Forficula natalensis Stal 1855: 348.

      = Forficula africana Dohrn 1865: 86.
      Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga, to Zimbabwe; December to March, May.