Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries : Dermaptera-Part III: Superfamilies Apachyoidea and Forficuloidea

Contents: Introduction. I. Superfamily apachyoidea: i. Family Apachyidae: i. Genus Apachyus. ii. Genus Dendroiketes. 2. Superfamily forficuloidea: i. Family spongiphoridae. 3. Subfamily homotoginae. 4. Subfamily spongiphorinae: i. Genus marava burr, 1911. ii. Genus sponmgovostox Burr, 1911. 5. Subfamily Irdexinae: i. Genus irdex Burr, 1911. 6. Subfamily nesogastrinae: i. Genus nesogaster verhoeff, 1902. 7. Subfamily sparattinae: i. Genus auchenomus Karsch, 1896. ii. Genus Labia leach, 1815. iii. Genus apovostox Hebard, 1927. iv. Genus circolabia Steinmann, 1987. V. Genus Chaetospania Karsch, 1886. vi. Genus: Chaetolabia Brindle, 1972. 8. Family chelisochidae. 9. Subfamily chelisochinae: i. Genus chiloschella verhoeff, 1902. ii. Genus adiathetus burr, 1907. iii. Genus adiathella brindle, 1970. iv. Genus exypnus burr, 1907. V. Genus Laprophorella Mjoberg, 1924. vi. Genus Hamaxas burr, 1907. vii. Genus proreus burr, 1907. viii.  Genus chelisoches scudder, 1876. 10. Family forficulidae. 11. Subfamily cosmiellinae: i. Genus Liparura burr, 1907. ii.Genus lipodes burr, 1907. 12. Subfamily opisthocosminae: i. Genus sondax burr. ii. Genus parasondax Srivastava, 1978. iii. Genus obelura burr, 1907. iv. Genus hypergus burr, 1907. V. Genus pareparchus burr, 1911. vi. Genus: Prosadiya Hebard, 1923. vii. Genus Timomenus burr, 1907. viii. Genus paratimomenus Steinmann, 1974. ix. Genus Eparchus burr, 1907.  X. Genus cordax burr, 1910. xi. Genus Paracordax Srivastava. 13. Subfamily allodahlinae: i. Genus allodahlia verhoeff 1902. 14. Subfamily anechurinae: i. Genus oreasiobia Semenov, 1936. ii. Genus anechura scudder, 1876. iii. Genus Neopterygida Srivastava 1984. 15. Subfamily eudohrniinae: i. Genus eudohrnia burr, 1907. ii. Genus paradohrnia shiraki, 1928. iii. Genus Pterygida verhoeff, 1902. 16. Subfamily forficulinae: i. Genus guanchia burr, 1911. ii. Genus elaunon burr, 1907. iii. Genus forficula L. 1758. References. Index. Appendix-1.

This volume is the third part on Dermaptera under the Fauna of India series covering India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It deals with a total 152 species belonging to 46 genera under Apachyoidea and Forficuloidea. General pattern is almost the same as that of the previous two parts of the series. Information on the zoogeography and species composition from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, not known earlier, is provided, based upon the recent studies by the author. However, zoogeography of the order is discussed in detail in the part. I. (jacket)