Neodermaptera
Suborder of earwigs
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Neodermaptera, sometimes called Catadermaptera,[2] is a suborder of earwigs in the order Dermaptera. There are more than 2,000 described species in Neodermaptera. [3][4][5]
| Neodermaptera Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Forficula decipiens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Neodermaptera Engel, 2003[1] |
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.[3][5]
Families
BioLib[2] includes seven superfamilies, with the Dermaptera Species File[6] 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
