Spongiphorinae Explained

The Spongiphorinae are a medium-sized subfamily of earwigs in the superfamily Forficuloidea, sometimes called "little earwigs",^[1] erected by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1902.^[2] Distribution records appear to be incomplete, but genera such as Spongiphora (the type genus) originate from the Americas including the Caribbean; certain species such as Marava arachidis, have a cosmopolitan distribution.

Genera

The Dermaptera Species File^[3] lists:

1. Filolabia Steinmann, 1989
2. Formicilabia Rehn & Hebard, 1917
3. Homotages Burr, 1909
4. Irdex Burr, 1911
5. Marava Burr, 1911
6. Pseudomarava Steinmann, 1989
7. Purex Burr, 1911
8. Spongiphora Audinet-Serville, 1831
9. Spongovostox Burr, 1911
10. Vostox Burr, 1911

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id272800/ BioLib.cz
2. Verhoeff KW (1902) Zool. Anz. 25: 193.
3. http://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1181770 Dermaptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 5 May 2023)