| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Superphylum: | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Exopterygota |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Forficulina |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Forficulidae |
| Subfamily: | Forficulinae |
| Genus: | Forficula |