An annotated taxonomic and nomenclatural catalogue of the insect order Strepsiptera is
presented. Known distributions and host associations are given as they are currently known …

 Abstract The generic taxonomy and host specialization of Xenidae have been understood
differently by previous authors. Although the recent generic classification has implied a …

Burmese amber and amber from other periods and regions became a rich source of new
extinct insect species and yielded important insights in insect evolution in the dimension of …

We analyzed patterns of complexity and simplicity in holometabolan insects using
parsimony and maximum‐likelihood. By contrast with other groups of arthropods (and most …

Xenos vesparum of the highly specialized Strepsiptera is a new insect model in the context
of host-parasite relationships. The endoparasitic female and male secondary larvae were …

Traumatic insemination describes an unusual form of mating during which a male
penetrates the body wall of its female partner to inject sperm. Females unable to prevent …

Twisted-wing insects (Strepsiptera) are an enigmatic order of parasites with unusual life
histories and striking sexual dimorphism. Males emerge from hosts as free-living winged …

The morphology of the adult free‐living females of Mengenilla moldrzyki and Eoxenos
laboulbenei (Strepsiptera, Mengenillidae) was documented with µCT‐based 3D …

Mengenillidae is a small, basal family of Strepsiptera, mainly characterized by free‐living
females in contrast to the endoparasitic females of Stylopidia. Here, we describe external …

Two new species of Strepsiptera of the genus Xenos Rossi, 1793 (Xenidae) from the New
World are described. Both are endoparasites of social wasps of the genus Mischocyttarus …