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Taxonomy of Order Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Strepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops
24
151
1173
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813
SuborderEoxenidia
1
0
0
Family
Genera
Species
SuborderMengenillidia
Kinzelbach, 1969
3
13
37
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderProtoxenidia
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
SuborderStrepsipteria
0
0
0
Families
Genera
Species
SuborderStylopidia
Kinzelbach, 1969
10
133
1131
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCretostylopidae
Grimalid & Kathirithamby, 2005
1
2
Genus
Species
FamilyCrioxenidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyDioxoceridae
Pierce, 1908
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyDipterophagidae
Drew & Allwood, 1985
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyHylechthridae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyHylecthridae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyKinzelbachillidae
Pohl & Beutel, 2016
1
1
Genus
Species
FamilyMengenilidae
0
0
Genera
Species
FamilyStichotrematidae
Hofeneder, 1910
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusHesperapium
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Strepsiptera
GermanFächerflügler, Kolbenflügler
EnglishParasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, Twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites
DutchWaaiertjes, Waaiervleugeligen
DanishViftevinger
SwedishVridvingar
FinnishKierresiipiset
FrenchStrepsiptères
PortugueseEstrepsítero


Distribution and Species lists of Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813
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Albania
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Algeria
2 Families  6 Genera  6 Species
Angola
7 Families  12 Genera  42 Species
Argentina
5 Families  8 Genera  21 Species
Australia
7 Families  25 Genera  96 Species
Austria
2 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Bahamas
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
3 Families  4 Genera  12 Species
Belize
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
7 Families  13 Genera  35 Species
Bulgaria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Canada
5 Families  7 Genera  13 Species
Cape Verde
5 Families  8 Genera  12 Species
Chile
3 Families  4 Genera  5 Species
China
6 Families  10 Genera  22 Species
Colombia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Costa Rica
3 Families  4 Genera  3 Species
Croatia
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
4 Families  11 Genera  21 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Families  10 Genera  22 Species
Denmark
7 Families  8 Genera  15 Species
Dominica
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
4 Families  9 Genera  15 Species
Ecuador
4 Families  5 Genera  4 Species
Egypt
3 Families  4 Genera  5 Species
Estonia
7 Families  9 Genera  11 Species
Ethiopia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Fiji
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Finland
3 Families  4 Genera  11 Species
France
5 Families  9 Genera  20 Species
Georgia
3 Families  4 Genera  5 Species
Germany
7 Families  14 Genera  19 Species
Ghana
3 Families  5 Genera  13 Species
Greece
3 Families  7 Genera  11 Species
Guatemala
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
2 Families  3 Genera  8 Species
India
5 Families  14 Genera  29 Species
Indonesia
5 Families  13 Genera  50 Species
Iraq
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Israel
2 Families  4 Genera  5 Species
Italy
5 Families  10 Genera  27 Species
Japan
6 Families  13 Genera  54 Species
Jordan
1 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Kenya
4 Families  4 Genera  4 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
4 Families  5 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
6 Families  6 Genera  6 Species
Lebanon
2 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Liberia
4 Families  5 Genera  12 Species
Libya
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
5 Families  5 Genera  5 Species
Madagascar
3 Families  3 Genera  5 Species
Malawi
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
4 Families  9 Genera  37 Species
Mali
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
6 Families  8 Genera  15 Species
Micronesia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Morocco
2 Families  4 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Netherlands
4 Families  6 Genera  7 Species
New Zealand
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
3 Families  5 Genera  11 Species
Norway
4 Families  6 Genera  8 Species
Palau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
3 Families  4 Genera  3 Species
Papua New Guinea
4 Families  7 Genera  14 Species
Paraguay
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Peru
2 Families  2 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
6 Families  11 Genera  28 Species
Poland
5 Families  8 Genera  10 Species
Portugal
4 Families  6 Genera  12 Species
Republic of the Congo
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Republic South Africa
7 Families  7 Genera  8 Species
Romania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
6 Families  10 Genera  12 Species
Rwanda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Senegal
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Serbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Families  7 Genera  10 Species
South Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  4 Species
Spain
4 Families  6 Genera  27 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Families  9 Genera  22 Species
Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
8 Families  13 Genera  25 Species
Switzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
4 Families  7 Genera  22 Species
Tajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
5 Families  6 Genera  7 Species
Thailand
4 Families  8 Genera  9 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Tunisia
2 Families  4 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
3 Families  8 Genera  17 Species
Uganda
3 Families  3 Genera  4 Species
Ukraine
2 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
United Kingdom
4 Families  8 Genera  25 Species
Uruguay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
USA
7 Families  30 Genera  174 Species
Venezuela
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
2 Families  2 Genera  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Strepsiptera at artfakta.se
Strepsiptera at dyntaxa.se
Strepsiptera at gbif.org
Strepsiptera at irmng.org
Strepsiptera at itis.gov