Xenidae
Sign in to saveXenidae is a family of twisted-winged insects in the order Strepsiptera. There are about 13 genera and more than 120 described species in Xenidae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Xenidae
- Collections
- LACM, PSUC, UD
- Recorded in
- United States, Dominican Republic
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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.
==Genera== These 13 genera belong to the family Xenidae: Brasixenos Kogan & Oliveira, 1966 Deltoxenos Benda et al, 2022 Eupathocera Pierce, 1908 Leionotoxenos Pierce, 1909 Macroxenos Schultze, 1925 Nipponoxenos (Kifune & Maeta, 1975) Paragioxenos Ogloblin, 1923 Paraxenos Saunders, 1872 Pseudoxenos Saunders, 1872 Sphecixenos Benda et al, 2022 Tachytixenos Pierce, 1911 Tuberoxenos Benda et al, 2022 Xenos Rossi, 1793
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