Vostox Explained

Vostox is a genus of earwigs in the family Spongiphoridae, found in the Americas. There are more than 20 described species in Vostox.

Species

These 24 species belong to the genus Vostox:

• Vostox americanus Steinmann, 1975
• Vostox apicedentatus (Caudell, 1904) (toothed earwig)
• Vostox asemus (Hebard, 1921)
• Vostox basalis (Burr, 1912)
• Vostox bertonii (Borelli, 1905)
• Vostox binotatus (Kirby, 1891)
• Vostox bolivianus Brindle, 1971
• Vostox brasilianus Steinmann, 1975
• Vostox brunneipennis (Audinet-Serville, 1838)
• Vostox cabrerae Rehn, 1925
• Vostox carinatus Brindle, 1977
• Vostox comitatus Steinmann, 1989
• Vostox confusus (Borelli, 1905)
• Vostox dentatus Brindle, 1988
• Vostox dubius (Moreira, 1931)
• Vostox dugueti Borelli, 1912
• Vostox ecuadorensis Steinmann, 1975
• Vostox excavatus Nutting & Gurney, 1961
• Vostox magnus Brindle, 1988
• Vostox ocellatus Brindle, 1971
• Vostox quadripunctatus Brindle, 1971
• Vostox recurrens (Burr, 1912)
• Vostox similis (de Bormans, 1883)
• Vostox vicinus (Burr, 1912)

Further reading

• Book: World Catalogue of Dermaptera. 1989. Steinmann . H.. Spencer . K. A.. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Series Entomologica. 43. 978-0-7923-0096-0.
• 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. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00276.x. 85718043.