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Genus Carcinophora Scudder, 1876

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Genus Carcinophora Scudder, 1876

  • Carcinophora Scudder, S.H. 1876. Critical and historical notes on Forficulariae; including descriptions of new generic forms and an alphabetical synonymic list of the described species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 18: 287-332 [291].
    Type species:
     Chelidura robusta Scudder, 1869 by monotypy.
  • Psalis Serville, J.G.A. 1831. Revue méthodique des insects de l'ordre des Orthoptères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 22: 28-65, 134-167, 262-292 [34] [junior homonym of Psalis Hübner, 1823 (Lepidoptera)].
    Type species:
     Forficula americana Palisot, 1817 by subsequent designation, see Kirby, W.F. 1891. A revision of the Forficulidae, with descriptions of new species in the British Museum. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 23: 502-531 1 pl [516]
  • Mandex Burr, M. 1915. On the male genital armature of the Dermaptera. II: Psalidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. London 1915: 521-546 3 pls [533].
    Type species:
     Anisolabis peruvianus Bormans, 1880 by monotypy.
  • Spandex Burr, M. 1915. On the male genital armature of the Dermaptera. II: Psalidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. London 1915: 521-546 3 pls [537].
    Type species:
     Psalis pulchra Rehn, 1903 by original designation.
  • Eulabis Burr, M. 1915. On the male genital armature of the Dermaptera. II: Psalidae. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. London 1915: 521-546 3 pls [537] [junior homonym of Eulabis Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera) and Eulabis Zacher, 1911 (Dermaptera)].
    Type species:
     Gonolabis michaelseni Burr, 1908 by original designation.
  • Notolabis Hincks, W.D. 1954. Report from Professor L. Gislén's expedition to Australia in 1951–1952. 8. Dermaptera. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 50(4): 1-10 [5] [nom. nov. for Eulabis Burr, 1915].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

  • Popham, E.J. & Brindle, A. 1966. Genera and species of the Dermaptera. 3. Carcinophorinae (Carcinophoridae) and Arixenidae. The Entomologist 99: 269-278 [272] (also synonymy with Epilabis Burr, 1915 and Apolabis Burr, 1915, not followed by Cassis, G. 1998. Dermaptera. pp. 279–345 in Houston, W.W.K. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 23. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Australia : CSIRO Publishing xiii 464 pp. [300])

 

Distribution

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Victoria: SE coastal
    • Western Australia: SW coastal

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Distribution References

  • Steinmann, H. 1989. World Catalogue of Dermaptera. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers 934 pp. [242-254]

General References

Bormans, A. de 1900. Forficulidae. Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten, Berlin 11: 1-129 [36] (species key)

Sakai, S. 1982. A new proposed classification of the Dermaptera with special reference to the check-list of the Dermaptera of the World. Bulletin of Daito Bunka University. Tokyo 20: 1-108 [29] (list)

Sakai, S. 1987. Dermapterorum Catalogus. XIX–XX: Iconographia V. A Basic Survey for Integrated Taxonomy of the Dermaptera of the World. Tokyo : Ikegami Book Co. Vol. XX pp. 1380-2277 [2178] (literature)

Steinmann, H. 1975. Suprageneric classification of Dermaptera. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 21: 195-220 [205] (list)

Steinmann, H. 1977. A study on the higher taxa of Carcinophoridae (Dermaptera). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 69: 89-99 [91] (list, description)

Steinmann, H. 1978. Zoogeographical dispersity of Carcinophoridae. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift ns 25: 173-189 [182] (distribution)

Steinmann, H. 1989. Dermaptera. Catadermaptera II. Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten, Berlin 105: xix 1-504 [38] (description, species key)