Xenidae is a family of twisted-winged insects in the order Strepsiptera. There are about 13 genera and more than 120 described species in Xenidae.[1][2]

Xenidae
Xenos peckii pupae on a paper wasp (New York)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Strepsiptera
Suborder: Stylopidia
Family: Xenidae
Saunders, 1872

Genera

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These 13 genera belong to the family Xenidae:

References

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  1. ^ Benda, D; Pohl, H; Nakase, Y; et al. (2022). "A generic classification of Xenidae (Strepsiptera) based on the morphology of the female cephalothorax and male cephalotheca with a preliminary checklist of species". ZooKeys. 1093.
  2. ^ Salt, George; Bequaert, Joseph (1929). "Stylopized Vespidae". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 36 (3). doi:10.1155/1929/78563.