Chelisoches Explained

Chelisoches (name coming from Greek from χηλη οχεω 'pincer-carrier') is a genus of earwigs in the family Chelisochidae. Species are from the Pacific Islands. C. morio has been introduced to California and Florida.

Species

This genus includes the following species:

• Chelisoches annulatus
• Chelisoches ater (Bormans, 1900)^[1]
• Chelisoches australicus (Le Guillou, 1841)
• Chelisoches handschini Günther, 1934
• Chelisoches kimberleyensis Mjöberg, 1913
• Chelisoches morio (Fabricius, 1775)

Names brought to synonymy

• Chelisoches elegans De Bormans, 1900, a synonym for Euenkrates elegans (De Bormans, 1900) [Srivastava 1976].

External links

• • Chelisoches at Bug Guide
• Chelisoches at dermaptera.speciesfile.org

Notes and References

1. Quelques Dermaptères du Musée civique de Gênes. A Bormans, Annali del Musco Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 1900