Japyx is a genus of diplurans belonging to the family Japygidae. These eyeless, predatory hexapods largely shun direct sunlight, remaining under stones and among detritus, where they use pincer-like cerci to catch their tiny prey.

Japyx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Diplura
Family: Japygidae
Subfamily: Japyginae
Genus: Japyx
Haliday, 1864
Species

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Synonyms
  • Iapyx Haliday, 1864 (Missp.)
  • Dicellura Haliday, 1864

Species

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  • Japyx akiyamae (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx albanica (Stach, 1922)
  • Japyx angulosus (Silvestri, 1918)
  • Japyx arnoldii (Ionescu, 1959)
  • Japyx barnardi (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx beccarii (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx beneserratus (Kuwayama, 1928)
  • Japyx biangulatus (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx bidens (Cook, 1899)
  • Japyx biproductus (Silvestri, 1908)
  • Japyx bolivari (Silvestri, 1929)
  • Japyx brachycerus (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx cavicola (Joseph, 1882)
  • Japyx constantinii (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx contiguus (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx devius (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx dolinensis (Verhoeff, 1904)
  • Japyx doriae (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx dux (Skorikow, 1900)
  • Japyx erythraeus (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx evansi (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx faucium (Vehoeff, 1923)
  • Japyx feae (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx forficularius (Joseph, 1882)
  • Japyx froggartti (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx fulleri (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx gestri (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx ghilarovi (Ionescu, 1959)
  • Japyx giffardi (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx gilli (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx girodii (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx glauerti (Womersley, 1934)
  • Japyx graecus (Verhoeff, 1904)
  • Japyx grassii (Verhoeff, 1904)
  • Japyx guineensis (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx heymonsi (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx hutchinsoni (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx inferus Carpenter, 1932
  • Japyx insuetus (Pagés, 1983)
  • Japyx intercalatus (Silvestri, 1933)
  • Japyx ishii (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx izmir (Paclt, 1957)
  • Japyx japonicus (Enderlein, 1907)
  • Japyx javanicus (Cook, 1899)
  • Japyx jonicus (Silvestri, 1908)
  • Japyx kenyanus (Silvestri, 1918)
  • Japyx kosswigi Paclt, 1965
  • Japyx kuwanae (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx leae (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx liberiensis (Cook, 1899)
  • Japyx mallyi (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx meridionalis (Silvestri, 1948)
  • Japyx michaelseni (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx minutus (Silvestri, 1948)
  • Japyx mjoebergi (Silvestri, 1929)
  • Japyx nichollsi (Womersley, 1934)
  • Japyx nigerianus (Silvestri, 1929)
  • Japyx obliquus (Cook, 1899)
  • Japyx onkaparinga (Womersley, 1935)
  • Japyx papuasicus (Silvestri, 1902)
  • Japyx peringueyi (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx persequens (Silvestri, 1918)
  • Japyx poletii (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx proditus (Silvestri, 1918)
  • Japyx purcelli (Peringuey, 1902)
  • Japyx remyi (Condé & Pagés, 1950)
  • Japyx roeweri (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx sarbadhikarii (Fernando, 1960)
  • Japyx senegalensis (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx serratus (Stach, 1929)
  • Japyx sharonii (Verhoeff, 1923)
  • Japyx sinuosus (Tuxen, 1930)
  • Japyx solifugus Haliday, 1864
  • Japyx soulei (Bouvier, 1905)
  • Japyx sowerbyi (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx subductus (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx subuncifer (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx syriacus (Silvestri, 1911)
  • Japyx temperatus (Silvestri, 1930)
  • Japyx texanus Hansen, 1930
  • Japyx toccii (Silvestri, 1928)
  • Japyx tragardhi (Silvestri, 1935)
  • Japyx tunisinus (Silvestri, 1902)
  • Japyx turcicus Paclt, 1965
  • Japyx turneri Ewing, 1941
  • Japyx validior (Silvestri, 1931)
  • Japyx werneri (Stach, 1929)
  • Japyx westraliensis (Womersley, 1934)
  • Japyx womersleyi (Pagés, 1952)

References

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  • Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-219170-9.