Definition of Strepsiptera. Meaning of Strepsiptera. Synonyms of Strepsiptera

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Definition of Strepsiptera

Strepsiptera
Strepsiptera Strep*sip"te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a turning (fr. ? to twist) + ? a wing.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Strepsiptera from wikipedia

- The Strepsiptera (/strɛpˈsɪptərə/) are an order of insects with eleven extant families that include about 600 described species. They are endoparasites...
- three ****emblages: Neuropterida (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Strepsiptera and Coleoptera), Hymenopteroida (Hymenoptera), and Panorpida (Siphonaptera...
- Matriphagy is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. The behavior generally takes place within the first few w****s of life and has been do****ented...
- Coleopterida Strepsiptera (twisted-winged parasites) Coleoptera (beetles) Neuropterida Raphidioptera (snakeflies) Megaloptera (alderflies, dobsonflies...
- Xenos vesparum is a parasitic insect species of the order Strepsiptera that are endoparasites of paper wasps in the genus Polistes (most commonly Polistes...
- fenyesi is a species of twisted-winged parasitic insects in the order Strepsiptera and family Myrmecolacidae. It has a sporadic distribution throughout...
- – a pupa without articulated mandibles. Examples include the orders Strepsiptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and Siphonaptera. Based on whether...
- Coleopterida is a superorder of insects consisting of the orders Coleoptera and Strepsiptera. It is established as the sister group of Neuropterida based on phylogenetic...
- Protephemeroidea division Neoptera superorder Endopterygota order Coleoptera order Strepsiptera order Neuroptera order Raphidioptera order Megaloptera order Diptera...
- "stranger" or "alien" Xenos (insect), a genus of insects in the order Strepsiptera Xenos (graphics chip), a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) designed...