Neodermaptera, sometimes called Catadermaptera,BioLib.cz: suborder Catadermaptera Steinmann, 1986 (retrieved 16 September 2022) 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 includes seven superfamilies, with the Dermaptera Species FileDermaptera Species File: suborder Neodermaptera (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 16 September 2022) 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
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