There are 10 families of earwigs found worldwide, consisting of 1800 species. In Australia 7 of these families are represented but with only 63 species present. Earwigs are divided into 3 suborders with all Australian families classified in the suborder Forficulina. The Labiduridae family contains most of the species found in Australia. Follow the links below to find out more about the families of earwigs. Those in bold represent the earwig families present in Australia.

For earwig species visit the Australian Insect Common Names