Neodermaptera Explained

Neodermaptera, sometimes called Catadermaptera,^[1] is a suborder of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 2,000 described species in Neodermaptera.

The former suborders Forficulina, Hemimerina, and Arixeniina have been reduced in rank to family and placed into the new suborder Neodermaptera. Neodermaptera now contains all the extant species of Dermaptera, while the extinct species make up the suborders Archidermaptera and Eodermaptera.

Families

BioLib^[1] includes seven superfamilies, with the Dermaptera Species File^[2] grouping these into two infraorders and fossil genera incertae sedis:

Epidermaptera

Infraorder authority: Engel, 2003

Anisolabidoidea

Authority: Verhoeff, 1902

• Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902

Apachyoidea

Authority: Verhoeff, 1902

• Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902

Forficuloidea

Authority: Latreille, 1810 (synonym Forficulina)

• Arixeniidae Jordan, 1909
• Chelisochidae Verhoeff, 1902
• Forficulidae Latreille, 1810
• Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902 - little earwigs: includes Labiinae

Hemimeroidea

Authority: Sharp, 1895

• Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895

Labiduroidea

Authority: Verhoeff, 1902

• Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902 - striped earwigs

Protodermaptera

Infraorder authority: Zacher, 1910

Karschielloidea

Authority: Verhoeff, 1902

• Karschiellidae Verhoeff, 1902

Pygidicranoidea

Authority: Verhoeff, 1902

• Diplatyidae Verhoeff, 1902
• Haplodiplatyidae Engel, 2016: monotypic contains genus Haplodiplatys Hincks, 1955 from Asia
• Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902

Fossil genera

• †Autrigonoforceps Engel and Peris, 2015
• †Laasbium Scudder, 1900
• †Litholabis Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010
• †Ocellia Olfers, 1907
• †Petrolabis Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010
• †Rhadinolabis Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Azar, 2011
• †Rupiforficula Engel & Chatzimanolis, 2010
• †Vendeenympha Engel & Perrichot, 2014

Further reading

• Phylogeny of earwigs (Insecta: Dermaptera) based on molecular and morphological evidence: reconsidering the classification of Dermaptera. 2005. Jarvis . Karl J.. Haas . Fabian. Whiting . Michael F.. Systematic Entomology. 30. 3. 442–453. 0307-6970. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00276.x. 85718043.
• Book: World Catalogue of Dermaptera. 1989. Steinmann . H.. Spencer . K. A.. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Series Entomologica. 43. 978-0-7923-0096-0.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id859483/ BioLib.cz
2. http://dermaptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1179454 Dermaptera Species File