Pygidicranidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyorthoptera
Superordo: Dermapterida
Ordo: Dermaptera
Subordo: Neodermaptera
Infraordo: Protodermaptera
Superfamilia: Pygidicranoidea

Familia: Pygidicranidae
Subfamilia: Anatacliinae – Blandicinae – Brindlensiinae – Chaliinae – Echinosomatinae – Esphalmeninae – Pygidicraninae – Pyragrinae – †Astreptolabidinae – †Burmapygiinae – †Stonychopygiinae
Overview of genera

†Astreptolabis – Blandex – Cranopygia – Dacnodes – Echinosoma – †Gallinympha
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Name

Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902
References

Anisyutkin, L.N. 2015. A new species of the genus Cranopygia (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae: Pygidicraninae) from Vietnam. Zoosystematica rossica, 24(1): 9–13. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Engel, M.S. & Haas, F. 2007. Family-Group Names for Earwigs (Dermaptera). American Museum Novitates 3567: 1–20. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)539[1:FNFED]2.0.CO;2 Paywall. hdl: 2246/5858 Open access. BHL. Reference page.
Engel, M.S., Huang, D., Thomas, J.C. & Cai, C. 2017 (print) [2016 (online)]. A new genus and species of pygidicranid earwigs from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Asia (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae). Cretaceous Research 69: 178-183. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.009 Paywall. Reference page.
Jamet, Cl. ; A. Waller ; V. Albouy & Cl. Claussanel, 1999: Description of new Malagasy species of Dermaptera and a bringing up to date of the Madagascan Dermaptera list. Ann. Soc. Entomol. (N.S.) 35 (1): 71–90. Abstract: [1].
Kamimura, Y. & Ferreira, R.L. 2017. Earwigs from Brazilian caves, with notes on the taxonomic and nomenclatural problems of the Dermaptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 713: 25—52. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.713.15118. Reference page.
Kamimura, Y., Nishikawa, M. & Lee, C-Y. 2016. A new earwig of the genus Echinosoma from Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia, with notes on the taxonomic and nomenclatural problems of the genus Cranopygia (Insecta, Dermaptera, Pygidicranidae). Zookeys, 636: 51–55.DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.636.10592 Reference page.
Mao, Y., Engel, M.S., Ren, D. & Gao, T-P. 2020. A new species of Astreptolabis in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar, with the discovery of the first male of Astreptolabidinae (Dermaptera). ZooKeys, 911: 101–112. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.911.38845Open access Reference page.
Perrichot, V.; Engel, M.S.; Nel, A.; Tafforeau, P.; Soriano, C. 2011: New earwig nymphs (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae) in mid-Cretaceous amber from France. Cretaceous research, 32 (3): 325–330. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2011.01.004

Links

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Pygidicranidae is a family of earwigs, formerly placed in the suborder Forficulina, now in the suborder Neodermaptera. The family currently contains twelve subfamilies and twenty six genera. Eight of the subfamilies are monotypic, each containing a single genus. Of the subfamilies, both Astreptolabidinae and Burmapygiinae are extinct and known solely from fossils found in Burmese amber.[1] Similarly Archaeosoma, Gallinympha, and Geosoma, which have not been placed into any of the subfamilies, are also known only from fossils. Living members of the family are found in Australia, South Africa,[2] North America,[3] and Asia.[4] The monotypic genus Anataelia, described by Ignacio Bolivar in 1899, is found only on the Canary Islands.[5] As with all members of Neodermaptera, pygidicranids do not have any ocelli. The typical pygidicranid bodyplan includes a small, flattened-looking body, which has a dense covering of bristly hairs (setae). The pair of cerci at the end of the abdomen are symmetrical in structure. The head is broad, with the fourth, fifth and sixth antenna segments (antennomeres) that are not transverse. In general Pygidicranids also have equally sized ventral cervical sclerites, and in having the rearmost sclerite separated from, or only touching the center of the prosternum.[1] Cannibalism of young has been observed in at least one species in the family, Challia hongkongensis, in which an adult female was found eating a still-living nymph of the same species. The same species in a different area has been observed possibly eating fruits or seeds, making the species an omnivore.[4]

Taxonomy

Current Pygidicranidae subfamilies and genera, as listed in the Dermaptera Species File.[6]

Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902

Genus Cylindopygia Yang et al. 2015 (Aptian;Yixian Formation)

Subfamily Anataeliinae Burr, 1909 (Syn. Anataelinae)
Genus Anataelia Bolivar, 1899
Subfamily †Astreptolabidinae Engel, 2011
Genus †Astreptolabis Engel, 2011 (Cenomanian; Burmese Amber)
Subfamily Blandicinae Burr, 1915
Genus Alloblandex Hincks, 1957
Genus Austroblandex Brindle, 1987
Genus Blandex Burr, 1912
Genus Parablandex Brindle, 1966
Subfamily Brindlensiinae Srivastava, 1985
Genus Brindlensia Srivastava, 1985
Subfamily †Burmapygiinae Engel & Grimaldi, 2004
Genus †Burmapygia Engel & Grimaldi, 2004 (Cenomanian; Burmese Amber)
Subfamily Challiinae Steinmann, 1973 (Syn. Challinae)
Genus Challia Burr, 1904
Subfamily Cylindrogastrinae Maccagno, 1929
Genus Cylindrogaster Stal, 1855
Subfamily Diplatymorphinae Boeseman, 1954
Genus Diplatymorpha Boeseman, 1954
Subfamily Echinosomatinae Burr, 1910 (Syn. Prolabisciinae, Prolabiscinae, Protolabidinae, Protolabinae)
Genus Echinosoma AudinetServille, 1839
Genus Parapsalis Borelli, 1921
Subfamily Esphalmeninae Burr, 1909
Genus Esphalmenus Burr, 1909
Subfamily Pygidicraninae Verhoeff, 1902
Genus Acrania Burr, 1915
Genus Cranopygia Burr, 1908
Genus Dacnodes Burr, 1907
Genus Mucrocranopygia Steinmann, 1986
Genus Paracranopygia Steinmann, 1986
Genus Pygidicrana AudinetServille, 1831
Genus Tagalina Dohrn, 1862
Subfamily Pyragrinae Verhoeff, 1902
Genus Echinopsalis de Bormans, 1893
Genus Pyragra AudinetServille, 1831
Genus Pyragropsis Borelli, 1908
Subfamily incertae sedis
Genus †Archaeosoma Zhang, 1994
Genus †Gallinympha Perrichot & Engel, 2011
Genus †Geosoma Zhang, 1997

References

Engel, M.S. (2011). "New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera)". ZooKeys (130): 137–152. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1293. PMC 3260755. PMID 22259272.
A Dictionary of Entomology accessed 4 September 2012
Encyclopedia of Insects accessed 4 September 2012
Wai-chun, George Ho (2010). "Biological notes on Challia hongkongensis Ho & Nishikawa (Dermaptera: Pygidicranidae: Challinae)" (PDF). Hong Kong Entomological Bulletin. 2 (2): 27–8.
The Entomologist's record and journal of variation, Volume 14 accessed 4 September 2012
Dermaptera Species File Pygidicranidae entry accessed 4 September 2012