Suborder Forficulina Rank Family | Order Dermaptera Subfamily Apachyinae | |
Similar Diplatyidae, Arixeniidae, Hemimeridae, Labiduridae, Anisolabididae | ||
Apachyidae is a small family of earwigs, in the suborder Forficulina and the order Dermaptera. It is one of nine families in the suborder Forficulina, and contains two genera (placed in one subfamily, Apachyinae). It has been cited by Henrik Steinmann in his book, The Animal Kingdom, by Brindle in The Dermaptera of Africa, and by at least two others.
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