The Pygidicranid Earwigs (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Martin H. Villet

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

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Family: PYGIDICRANIDAE Verhoeff 1902

Subfamily: PYGIDICRANINAE Burr 1908

1. Genus: DACNODES Burr 1907
   1. D. liturata (Stal)

      Forficesila liturata Stal 1855: 347.
      ?Eastern Cape.

      
      
   2. D. caffra (Dohrn)

      Pygidicrania caffra Dohrn 1867: 343.
      Distribution uncertain.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: BLANDICINAE Burr 1915

2. Genus: BLANDEX Burr 1912
   1. B. solvendus Burr

      Blandex slovendus Burr 1912: 332.
      Eastern Cape and Northwestern Province; July, September, December, March.

      
      
   2. B. varigatus Hincks

      Blandex varigatus Hincks 1956: 45-48.
      Western Cape and Eastern Cape; June, September, October, January.

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: ALLOBLANDEX Hincks 1956
   1. A. granulatus Hincks

      Alloblandex granulatus Hincks 1956: 48-49.
      Western Cape, January.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: KARSCHINELLINAE Burr 1909

4. Genus: BORMANSIA Verhoeff 1902
   1. B. meridionalis Burr

      Bormansia meridionalis Burr 1904: 97.
      Northern Province, to Zimbabwe.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: ECHINOSOMATINAE Burr 1910

5. Genus: Echinosoma Serville 1839
   1. E. wahlbergi Dohrn

      Echinosoma wahlbergi Dohrn 1863: 64.
      KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Northern Province; November to January.

      
      
   
   

   Subfamily: ESPHALMENINAE Burr 1909

6. Genus: ESPHALMENUS Burr 1909
   1. E. peringueyi (Bormans)

      Gonolabis peringueyi Bormans 1900: 451.
      Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Lesotho; February to April.