Photograph courtesy of Hamish Robertson, South African Museum

The Japygid Diplurans (Diplura: Japygidae) of South Africa Compiled by Martin H. Villet Department of Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

Family: JAPYGIDAE

1. Genus: PARAJAPYX Womersley
   1. P. afer Silvestri

      Parajapyx grassianus afer Silvestri 1913: **.
      KwaZulu-Natal.

      
      
   2. P. transvaalica Silvestri

      Parajapyx afer transvaalica Silvestri 1931: **.
      Gauteng.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: JAPYX
   1. J. purcelli Péringuey

      Japyx purcelli Péringuey 1901: ** (part - male).

      = Japyx purcelli var. gravior Silvestri 1931: **.

      = Japyx capensis Péringuey in litt. (nom. nud.)
      Western Cape.

      
      
   2. J. peringueyi Silvestri

      Japyx peringueyi Silvestri 1931: **.

      = Japyx purcelli Péringuey 1901: ** (part - female)
      Western Cape.

      
      
   3. J. gilli Silvestri

      Japyx gilli Silvestri 1931: **.
      Western Cape.

      
      
   4. J. mallyi Silvestri

      Japyx mallyi Silvestri 1931: **.
      Eastern Cape.

      
      
   5. J. hutchinsoni Silvestri

      Japyx hutchinsoni Silvestri 1931: **.
      Western Cape.

      
      
   6. J. barnardi Silvestri

      Japyx barnardi Silvestri 1931: **.

      Japyx barnardi var. relata Silvestri 1931: **
      Western Cape; January and July.

      
      
   7. J. tragardhi Silvestri

      Japyx tragardhi Silvestri 1931: **.

      = Japyx purcelli Silvestri 1913: ** nec Péringuey 1901
      KwaZulu-Natal.

      
      
   8. J. fulleri Silvestri

      Japyx fulleri Silvestri 1931: **.
      Gauteng.

      
      
   
   
3. Genus: TELJAPYX
   1. T. afer Silvestri

      Teljapyx afer Silvestri 1948: **.
      Eastern Cape.

      
      
   
   
4. Genus: MESJAPYX Womersley
   1. M. afrinus Silvestri

      Mesjapyx afrinus Silvestri 1948: **.
      Western Cape.