NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Echinosoma forbesi Kirby, 1891
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echinosoma forbesi Kirby, 1891
- Name authority
- Kirby, 1891
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Dermaptera
- Family
- Pygidicranidae
- Genus
- Echinosoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDermaptera de Geer, 1773
- suborderNeodermaptera Engel, 2003
- infraorderProtodermaptera Zacher, 1910
- superfamilyPygidicranoidea Verhoeff, 1902
- familyPygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902
- subfamilyEchinosomatinae Burr, 1910
- genusEchinosoma Audinet-Serville, 1838
- speciesEchinosoma forbesi Kirby, 1891
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinosoma affine Hincks, 1959 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma afrum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma ater Steinmann, 1983 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma celebense Hincks, 1959 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma concolor Borelli, 1907 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma forsitan Steinmann, 1986 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma fuscum Borelli, 1907 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma occidentale de Bormans, 1893 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma pallidicolle Hincks, 1959 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma parvulum Dohrn, 1863 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma roseiventre Kamimura & Nishikawa, 2016 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinosoma rufomarginatum Borelli, 1931 | PygidicranidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
NWG-PN
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kirby, W.F. (1891) A revision of the Forficulidae with descriptions of new species in the British Museum. Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology), 23, 502–531. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31595946 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38L4F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.