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A checklist of Kenyan Dermaptera was composed from the literature, material of the National Museum Kenya, a database by one of us, and recently collected material. In Kenya 46 species in 23 genera from 10 families occur, with 5 endemic and 6 cosmopolitan species. Two new records were based on our personal collecting. Two species were previously not recorded: Diplatys ugandanus Hincks, 1955 and Haplodiplatys kivuensis (Hincks, 1951) from Kakamega Forest Reserve. The species numbers for the neighbouring countries was compiled from an online database (see http://www.earwigsonline.de). We believe that the relief of Kenya, with large areas above 1500 to 2000 m and the moderate temperatures and large dry areas in Northern Kenya provide unfavourable conditions for Dermaptera.
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Haas, F., Holstein, J., Zahm, A., Häuser, C.L., Kinuthia, W. (2005). Earwigs (Dermaptera: Insects) of Kenya - Checklist and Species New to Kenya. In: African Biodiversity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24320-8_5
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