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Mengenillidae
Sign in to saveMengenillidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Strepsiptera. The Bahiaxenidae are sister to all other Strepsipteran lineages; within that group, the Megenillidae are sister to all remaining lineages. Unlike members of Stylopidia, which contains the vast majority of strepsipterans, the adult females of the family are free-living with legs. Members of the family with known hosts (Eoxenos and Mengenilla) parasitise members of the family Lepismatidae (silverfish and kin).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderStrepsiptera
- FamilyMengenillidae
Mengenillidae (лат.) — семейство веерокрылых насекомых из отряда Strepsiptera. 4 рода и 13 видов.
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Mengenillidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Strepsiptera. The Bahiaxenidae are sister to all other Strepsipteran lineages; within that group, the Megenillidae are sister to all remaining lineages. Unlike members of Stylopidia, which contains the vast majority of strepsipterans, the adult females of the family are free-living with legs. Members of the family with known hosts (Eoxenos and Mengenilla) parasitise members of the family Lepismatidae (silverfish and kin).
== Genera == After Ceanocholax Congoxenos Kinzelbach, 1972 Eoxenos Peyerimhoff, 1919 Mengenilla Hofeneder, 1910 Trilineatoxenos de Carvalho, 2007 Yemengenilla Luna de Carvalho, 1992
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