Anechurinae Explained

Anechurinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are more than 70 described species in Anechurinae.

Genera

The Dermaptera Species File includes:

1. Anechura Scudder, 1876
2. Chelidura Latreille, 1825
3. Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902
4. Eumegalura Bey-Bienko, 1934
5. Mesasiobia Semenov, 1908
6. Mesochelidura Verhoeff, 1902
7. Neopterygida Srivastava, 1984
8. Oreasiobia Semenov, 1936
9. Perirrhytus Burr, 1911
10. Pseudochelidura Verhoeff, 1902
11. Pterygida Verhoeff, 1902

Further reading

• Phylogeny of earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera) based on molecular and morphological evidence: reconsidering the classification of Dermaptera. 2005. Jarvis . Karl J.. Haas . Fabian. Whiting . Michael F.. Systematic Entomology. 30. 3. 442–453. 0307-6970. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00276.x. 85718043.
• Book: World Catalogue of Dermaptera. 1989. Steinmann . H.. Spencer . K. A.. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Series Entomologica. 43. 978-0-7923-0096-0.