Skendylinae Explained

Skendylinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Forficulidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 60 described species in Skendylinae.

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the subfamily Skendylinae:

• Afrocosmia Hincks, 1960
• Brachycosmiella Steinmann, 1990
• Cosmiella Verhoeff, 1902
• Cosmiola Bey-Bienko, 1959
• Forcepsia Moreira, 1930
• Kleter Burr, 1907
• Liparura Burr, 1907
• Lipodes Burr, 1907
• Mixocosmia Borelli, 1909
• Neocosmiella Hebard, 1919
• Obelura Burr, 1907
• Paracosmiella Steinmann, 1990

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.