A generic classification of Xenidae (Strepsiptera) based on the morphology of the female cephalothorax and male cephalotheca with a preliminary checklist of species

The generic taxonomy and host specialization of Xenidae have been understood differently by previous authors. Although the recent generic classification has implied a specialization on the level of host families or subfamilies, the hypothesis that each xenid genus is specialized to a single host gen...

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Main Authors: Daniel Benda, Hans Pohl, Yuta Nakase, Rolf Beutel, Jakub Straka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/72339/download/pdf/