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Strepsiptera are obligate parasites of insects, with hosts ranging across 7 orders and 34 families. The name of the group is derived from the Greek words for twisted (streptos) and wing (pteron) and refers to the peculiar twisted wing of the male's hind-wings while in flight.
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tolweb.org/strepsiptera
tolweb.org/strepsiptera
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Partial List of Strepsiptera Species ... Order: Strepsiptera Kirby 1813 ... Partial species list of Strepsiptera, updated since Kinzelbach 1971.
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tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=2978
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An Introduction to the biology and ecology of Stylops, the Strepsiptera ... The Stylops (Strepsiptera) ... Their common name of Stylops becomes an adjective when describing the hosts that are carrying them, hence an insect suffering from parasitism by 'Strepsiptera' is described as being 'stylopised'. There are about 370...
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www.earthlife.net/insects/stylops.html
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Most Strepsiptera (also known as twisted-wing parasites) live as internal parasites of bees, wasps, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, and other members of the order Hemiptera. Only a few species that parasitize bristletails (Archeognatha) are known to be free-living in the adult stage.
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www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/streps~1.htm...
www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/streps~1.html
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Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Insecta: Strepsiptera - Stylops, Twisted-winged parasites ... "Most Strepsiptera (also known as twisted-wing parasites) live as internal parasites of bees, wasps, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, and other members of...
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www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Strepsiptera
www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Strepsiptera
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Return to Nomina ... Crawfordia Pierce 1908 ... Crawfordia cockerelli Pierce 1909 (Crawfordia) ; Crawfordia pulvinipes Pierce 1904 (Xenos)
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www.nearctica.com/nomina/oddbugs/strepsip.htm
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In 1994, Whiting and Wheeler published a short note in Nature, indicating that a phylogenetic analysis they conducted of 18S ribosomal DNA suggested that Strepsiptera were related to Diptera.
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forestis.rsvs.ulaval.ca/REFERENCES_X/phylogeny.arizona....
forestis.rsvs.ulaval.ca/REFERENCES_X/phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/eukaryotes/animals/arthropoda/hexapoda/strepsiptera/strepsiptera.html
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Strepsiptera, stylops physiology, and body pattern. ... All strepsiptera are parasitic, mainly on bees, but also on wasps and bugs. The adult female looks like a soft and fleshy maggot, but as she passes her entire life inside her victim she is never seen unless removed.
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www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/Strepsiptera.htm
www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/Strepsiptera.htm
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Media in category "Strepsiptera" ... The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. ... From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository...
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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Strepsiptera
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Strepsiptera
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