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Corioxenidae

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Corioxenidae
Unidentified species
Triozocera mexicana, male
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Corioxenidae

Kinzelbach, 1970
Subfamilies and genera

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The Corioxenidae are an insect family of the order Strepsiptera. Species in this family are parasites of heteropteran bugs including the Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, Cydnidae, Coreidae, and Lygaeidae. The males lack mandibles. Three subfamilies within this family are recognized. The subfamilies are separated using morphology of the males, particularly on the basis of the number of tarsi and the presence of tarsal claws.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kathirithamby J (1990). "Descriptions of Corioxenidae (Strepsiptera) from Australia, and a checklist of world genera and species of Corioxenidae". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 3: 469–481. doi:10.1071/IT9890469.