The Labidurid Earwigs (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) of South Africa

Compiled by Martin H. Villet

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

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Family: LABIDURIDAE Verhoeff 1902

Subfamily: LABIDURINAE Burr 1909

1. Genus: NALA Zacher 1910
   1. N. intermedia Menozzi

      Nala intermedia Menozzi 1937: 448-449.
      KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe and Angola; April, May, July.

      
      
   2. N. lividipes (Dufour)

      Forficula lividipes Dufour 1828: 340.
      Eastern Cape, Free State, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, to Zimbabwe (Cosmopolitan); January to August, November.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: LABIDURA Leach 1815
   1. L. riparia (Pallas)

      Forficula riparia Pallas 1773: 727.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northwestern Province and Northern Cape, northwards; August to June.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: CARCINOPHORINAE Verhoeff 1902

3. Genus: EUBORIELLA Burr 1909
   1. E. annulipes (Lucas)

      Forficesila annulipes Lucas 1847: 5.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, to Zimbabwe; January, April, May, September, October.

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: APOLIBIS Burr 1915
   1. A. hottentota (Dohrn)

      Forcinella hottentota Dohrn 1867: 344.
      ?Eastern Cape.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: BRACHYLABINAE Verhoeff 1902

5. Genus: BRACHYLABIS Dohrn 1864
   1. B. tragardhi Burr

      Brachylabis tragardhi Burr 1914: 3-4.
      KwaZulu-Natal; December, April.

      
      
   2. B. ruficollis Hincks

      Hincks ruficollis Hincks 1956: 69-71.
      Eastern Cape, to Zimbabwe; July, September, January, March.

      
      
6. Genus: ANTISOLABIS Burr 1911
   1. A. myrmecoides Burr

      Antisolabis myrmecoides Burr 1911: 5.
      Western Cape and Eastern Cape; January, June, August.

      
      
   2. A. sulcatipes Burr

      Antisolabis sulcatipes Burr 1911: 10.
      Western Cape; September, January.

      
      
   
   
7. Genus: CTENISOLABIS Verhoeff 1902
   1. C. ?togoensis

      Ctenisolabis togoensis Verhoeff 1902.
      Eastern Cape.