Purex (earwig)

Purex is a genus of earwigs in the family Spongiphoridae; most records are from the Americas, mostly South America. There are around 14 described species in Purex.

Species

The Dermaptera Species File lists:

1. Purex brunneri <small>(de Bormans, 1903)</small>
2. Purex divergens <small>(Burr, 1899)</small>
3. Purex eminens <small>Steinmann, 1989</small>
4. Purex esquivelae <small>Brindle, 1968</small>
5. Purex formosus <small>Hebard, 1920</small>
6. Purex frontalis <small>(Dohrn, 1864)</small>
7. Purex parvicollis <small>(Stål, 1860)</small>
8. Purex propinquus <small>(Burr, 1911)</small>
9. Purex pulchellus <small>Brindle, 1977</small>
10. Purex remotus <small>(Burr, 1899)</small>
11. Purex sinuatus <small>Brindle, 1971</small>
12. Purex staudingeri <small>Brindle, 1971</small>
13. Purex surinamensis <small>Brindle, 1971</small>
14. Purex versicolor <small>(de Bormans, 1883)</small>

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