This taxonomy of the Dermaptera follows Engel & Haas (2007) to the rank of Tribe.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Order Dermaptera de Geer, 1773

• Suborder †Archidermaptera Bey-Bienko, 1936s

• Superfamily †Protodiplatyoidea Martynov, 1925a

• Family †Protodiplatyidae Martynov, 1925a
• Family †Dermapteridae Vishniakova, 1980

• Subfamily †Dermapterinae Vishniakova, 1980
• Subfamily †Turanoviinae Engel, 2003

• Suborder †Eodermaptera Engel, 2003

• Superfamily †Semenovioloidea Vishniakova, 1980

• Family †Semenoviolidae Vishniakova, 1980
• Family †Turanodermatidae Engel, 2003

• Suborder Neodermaptera Engel, 2003

• Infraorder Protodermaptera Zacher, 1910

• Superfamily Karschielloidea Verhoeff, 1902a

• Family Karschiellidae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Superfamily Pygidicranoidea Verhoeff, 1902a

• Family Diplatyidae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Family Pygidicranidae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily †Burmapygiinae Engel & Grimaldi, 2004
• Subfamily Anataeliinae Burr, 1909b
• Subfamily Blandicinae Burr, 1915
• Subfamily Brindlensiinae Srivastava, 1985b
• Subfamily Challiinae Steinmann, 1973
• Subfamily Cylindrogastrinae Maccagno, 1929
• Subfamily Diplatymorphinae Boeseman, 1954
• Subfamily Echinosomatinae Burr, 1910a
• Subfamily Esphalmeninae Burr, 1909a
• Subfamily Pygidicraninae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Pyragrinae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Infraorder Epidermaptera Engel, 2003

• Parvorder Paradermaptera Verhoeff, 1902a

• Superfamily Hemimeroidea Sharp, 1895

• Family Hemimeridae Sharp, 1895

• Superfamily Apachyoidea Verhoeff, 1902a

• Family Apachyidae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Parvorder Metadermaptera Engel, 2003

• Superfamily Anisolabidoidea Verhoeff, 1902a

• Family Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily †Cretolabiinae Engel & Haas, 2007
• Subfamily Anisolabidinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Anophthalmolabidinae Steinmann, 1975
• Subfamily Antisolabidinae Brindle, 1978a
• Subfamily Brachylabidinae Burr, 1908a
• Subfamily Gonolabininae Popham and Brindle, 1966c
• Subfamily Idolopsalinae Steinmann, 1975
• Subfamily Isolabidinae Verhoeff, 1902b
• Subfamily Palicinae Burr, 1910a
• Subfamily Parisolabidinae Verhoeff, 1904
• Subfamily Titanolabidinae Srivastava, 1982

• Parvorder Eteodermaptera Engel, 2003

• Nanorder Plesiodermaptera Engel, 2003

• Superfamily Labiduroidea Verhoeff, 1902a

• Family Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily Allostethinae Verhoeff, 1904
• Subfamily Labidurinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Nalinae Steinmann, 1975

• Nanorder Eudermaptera Verhoeff, 1902a

• Superfamily Forficuloidea Latreille, 1810

• Family Arixeniidae Jordan, 1909
• Family Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily Caecolabiinae Steinmann, 1990
• Subfamily Cosmogeracinae Brindle, 1982
• Subfamily Geracinae Brindle, 1971
• Subfamily Isolaboidinae Brindle, 1978b
• Subfamily Isopyginae Hincks, 1951
• Subfamily Labiinae Burr, 1909b
• Subfamily Nesogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Pericominae Burr, 1911a
• Subfamily Ramamurthiinae Steinmann, 1975
• Subfamily Rudracinae Srivastava, 1995
• Subfamily Sparattinae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Tribe Auchenomini Burr, 1909b
• Tribe Chaetospaniini Steinmann, 1990
• Tribe Sparattini Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily Spongiphorinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Strongylopsalinae Burr, 1911a
• Subfamily Vandicinae Burr, 1911a

• Family Chelisochidae Verhoeff, 1902a

• Subfamily Chelisochinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Genitalatinae Steinmann, 1987
• Subfamily Kinesinae Srivastava, 2003

• Family Forficulidae Latreille, 1810

• Subfamily Allodahliinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Ancistrogastrinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Anechurinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Diaperasticinae Burr, 1907
• Subfamily Forficulinae Latreille, 1810
• Subfamily Neolobophorinae Burr, 1907
• Subfamily Opisthocosmiinae Verhoeff, 1902a
• Subfamily Skendylinae Burr, 1907

Nomina dubia

Family †Ocelliidae Ewing, 1942 is considered a nomen dubium.