List of recently extinct arthropods explained

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 81 extinct species, 86 possibly extinct species, and two extinct in the wild species of arthropod.^{[1] [2]}

Centipedes

Possibly extinct species

• Mecistocephalus cyclops
• Mecistocephalus sechellarum

Seed shrimps

Extinct species

• Liocypris grandis (listed as extinct however was rediscovered in 2003)
• Namibcypris costata

Arachnids

Extinct speciesPossibly extinct species

Millipedes

Extinct speciesPossibly extinct species

Entognatha

Possibly extinct species

• Ceratophysella sp. 'HC'
• Delamarephorura tami

Maxillopoda

Extinct species

• Afrocyclops pauliani
• Tropodiaptomus ctenopus

Malacostracans

Extinct speciesPossibly extinct speciesExtinct in the wild species

• Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)

Insects

See main article: List of recently extinct insects. Extinct speciesPossibly extinct speciesExtinct in the wild species

• Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)

See also

• List of least concern arthropods
• List of near threatened arthropods
• List of vulnerable arthropods
• List of endangered arthropods
• List of critically endangered arthropods
• List of data deficient arthropods

Notes and References

1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2016-2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.
2. Web site: Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.