Karschiellinae is a subfamily of earwigs in the family Pygidicranidae,[2][3] which is distributed in Sub-Sahara-Africa, especially in the tropics. The subfamily contains 2 genera and, depending on the scientific view, 11–12 species.[4][5]
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| male of Bormansia africana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Infraorder: | Protodermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Pygidicranoidea |
| Family: | Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902 |
| Subfamily: | Karschiellinae Verhoeff, 1902[1] |
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Genera and species
editThe subfamily includes the following genera and species:[6][7]
- Bormansia Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia aberrans Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia africana Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia discendens Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia impressicollis Verhoeff, 1902
- Bormansia meridionalis Burr, 1904
- Bormansia monardi Menozzi, 1937
- Bormansia proxima Hincks, 1959
- Bormansia pusilla Brindle, 1978
- Karschiella Verhoeff, 1902
- Karschiella buettneri (Karsch, 1886)
- Karschiella camerunensis Verhoeff, 1902
- Karschiella neavei Burr, 1909
- Karschiella pygmaea Rehn, 1933
Characteristics
editEarly nymphal instars of this subfamily have filiform cerci.[8] Adult specimens are easy to recognize by their distinct habitus.
References
edit- ↑ Verhoeff (1902) Zool. Anz. 25: 183.
- ↑ Kočárek et al. 2023 Phylogenetic placement of bizarre karschiellid earwigs. Insect Science 31(3):989–992.
- ↑ Dermaptera Species File: Karschiellinae
- ↑ Dermaptera Species File: Karschiellinae
- ↑ Karschiellinae in the Dermaptera Forum, accessed on 20th November 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, H.; Maehr, M. D.; Haas, F.; Deem, L. S. "family Karschiellidae Verhoeff, 1902". Dermaptera Species File. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ Henrik Steinmann (1986) Dermaptera. Catadermaptera I. In: Das Tierreich - The Animal Kingdom. Teilband 102. Walter de Gruyter, New York.
- ↑ Verhoeff (1902) Über Dermapteren