Tag: Strepsiptera

83/150: Giving birth to live larvae through a hole in their head: The life cycle of the Twisted Wing Parasite

Jul 19, 2017

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by

Meredith Miller

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Strepsiptera: Elenchidae: Elenchus: Elenchus tenuicornis (Kirby, 1815) The Strepsiptera, or “twisted wing parasites” is a small insect order consisting of about 600 species in 9 extant families. Hosts are typically Hymenopterans (bees & wasps), but also include Orthopterans (grasshoppers & crickets) and Hemipterans (stink bugs and leafhoppers).