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Strepsiptera
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Strep`sip´te`ra
n. pl.1.(Zool.) A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ones are large and membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees, wasps, and the like; - called also Rhipiptera. See Illust. under Rhipipter.
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The strepsipteran Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce sensu lato has been recorded from Mexico and the southern United States (Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) (Kathirithamby & Taylor 2005).
New state record and northeastern range extension for Caenocholax ... by Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney; Taylor, Steven J.; Lareau, Richard / Florida Entomologist
A positive size correlation exists between the emerging adult male strepsipteran parasite Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce and its host Solenopsis invicta Buren.
Size relationship between adult male Caenocholax fenyesi ... by Cook, Jerry L. / The Texas Journal of Science
 
 
 
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