The Hemimerinans (Hemimerina) of South Africa

Compiled by Martin H. Villet

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

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Resources
  3. The Families

Introduction

All ten hemimerinan species are currently placed in one genus. The order is traditionally treated as a suborder of the earwigs ( Dermaptera). The catalogue follows Hincks (1957), with the caveat that his use of "South Africa" included the countries of southern Africa, while this checklist is restricted to the Republic of South Africa. The distribution and the periods of adult activity are taken from Hinks (1957).

Resources

Information about the Hemimerina and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from

The Dermaptera page of The Tree of Life

Order: HEMIMERINA

Hemimeridae

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: