The largest earwigs, all that can exceed 40mm, are:



Titanolabis colossea – 20-50mm (Eastern Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji)

Apachyus feae – 31-47mm (Bhutan, Northeast India, Southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam)

Forcipula congo – 43-46mm (Central Africa, western to Nigeria)

Forcipula lurida – 45mm (South India, Sri Lanka, Assam)

Cranopygia eximia – 42-45mm (India, Bangladesh)

Cranopygia valida – 30-44mm (India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos)

Forcipula decolyi – 24-44mm (India, Bhutan, Nepal, Southwestern China, Vietnam, New Guinea)

Apachyus peterseni – 40-42mm (Australia: New South Wales, Queensland)

Forcipula clavata – 36-42mm (China: Chongqing, Jiangxi)

Forcipula trispinosa – 25-42mm (Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, (Vietnam))

Cranopygia imperatrix – 30-41mm (Java, Sumatra, Borneo)

Forcipula quelchi – 30-41mm (Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia)