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  12. ›Spongiphorinae
Purex
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Purex

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.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Purex remotus

speciesPurex remotus

Purex esquivalae

speciesPurex esquivalae

Purex frontalis

speciesPurex frontalis

Purex parvicollis

speciesPurex parvicollis

Purex sinuatus

speciesPurex sinuatus

Purex eminens

speciesPurex eminens

Purex staudingeri

speciesPurex staudingeri

Purex pulchellus

speciesPurex pulchellus

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 252387.