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