Xenidae is a family of twisted-winged insects in the order

Strepsiptera The Strepsiptera () are an order of insects with eleven extant families that include about 600 described species. They are endoparasites of other insects, such as bees, wasps, leafhoppers, Zygentoma, silverfish, and cockroaches. Females of most s ...

. There are about 13 genera and more than 120 described species in Xenidae.

Genera

These 13 genera belong to the family Xenidae: * '' Brasixenos'' Kogan & Oliveira, 1966 * '' Deltoxenos'' Benda et al, 2022 * '' Eupathocera'' Pierce, 1908 * '' Leionotoxenos'' Pierce, 1909 * '' Macroxenos'' Schultze, 1925 * '' Nipponoxenos'' (Kifune & Maeta, 1975) * '' Paragioxenos'' Ogloblin, 1923 * '' Paraxenos'' Saunders, 1872 * '' Pseudoxenos'' Saunders, 1872 * '' Sphecixenos'' Benda et al, 2022 * '' Tachytixenos'' Pierce, 1911 * '' Tuberoxenos'' Benda et al, 2022 * '' Xenos'' Rossi, 1793

References

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