Stylopidae

Stylopidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Strepsiptera
Family: Stylopidae
Kirby, 1813
Genera

See text.

Stylopidae is a family of parasitic insects in the order Strepsiptera containing more than 250 species. Host insects of this family that are afflicted are referred to as being "stylopized".

Genera

  • Crawfordia Pierce, 1908
  • Eurystylops Bohart, 1943
  • Halictoxenos Pierce, 1908
  • Hylecthrus Saunders, 1850
  • Melittostylops Kinzelbach, 1971
  • Pseudoxenos Saunders, 1872
  • Stylops Kirby, 1802
  • Xenos Rossi, 1793


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