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...
- (caddisflies), Siphonaptera (fleas), Mecoptera (scorpionflies) and possibly Strepsiptera (twisted-wing flies). Diptera has been grouped with Siphonaptera and...
- Myxophaga and Polyphaga within that clade. The twisted-wing parasites, Strepsiptera, are thought to be a sister group to the beetles, having split from them...
- three ****emblages: Neuropterida (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Strepsiptera and Coleoptera), Hymenopteroida (Hymenoptera), and Panorpida (Siphonaptera...
- the orders Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera, Strepsiptera, and Trichoptera. The majority are wasps within the Hymenoptera; most...
- 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...
- which they are sclerotized to form the elytra ("wing covers"), and the Strepsiptera, in which they are reduced to form halteres that attach to the mesonotum...
- Strepsiptera (twisted-wing flies, 609 spp) Coleoptera (beetles, 386,500 spp)...
- Coleoptera (beetles) Strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasites)...
- Coleoptera (beetles) Strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasites)...