Family Stylopidae

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Twisted-winged Parasite on Paper Wasp - Xenos

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Strepsiptera (Twisted-winged Insects)

Family Stylopidae

Numbers

About 91 species according to Nearctica

Remarks

Most are parasitic on bees (Andrenidae, Halictidae and Hylaeinae); some are parasitic on wasps (Polistinae, Eumeninae and Sphecinae).

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Tree of Life

Tree of Life, host relationships

Works Cited

1.	Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn

Contributed by Cotinis on 10 August, 2006 - 4:17pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 3 January, 2008 - 2:26pm

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