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Checklist for Order Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813 (Parasitic insects)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Strepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops
6
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
6 Families width 22 Species
Elenchidae Perkins, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 18728SpeciesTaxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813Strepsiptera4SpeciesTaxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 22 Species
Elenchus Curtis, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Halictophagus Curtis, 19496SpeciesTaxom
Mengenilla Hofeneder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolax Westwood, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenos Saunders, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Pentozae1SpeciesTaxom
Stichotrema Hofeneder, 19807SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylophagus Subramaniam, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Triozocera Pierce, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
22 Species
Elenchus koebelei Pierce, 1908
Halictophagus (Halictophagus) australensis Perkins, 1905Ithaca blackberry
Halictophagus (Halictophagus) minimus Kifune & Hir..., 1983Kentish Plover
Halictophagus (Halictophagus) radialis Kifune & Hir..., 1983Kentish Plover
Halictophagus helleri (Kinzelbach, 1971)⇒ Halictophagus australensis Perkins, 1905
Halictophagus peradenyia
Halictophagus sodeni Hofeneder, 1949Common Sandpiper
Mengenilla orientalis Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Myrmecolax nietneri Westwood, 1861
Paraxenos australiensis Kifune & Hir..., 1987
Paraxenos krombeini Kifune & Hir..., 1987
Paraxenos occidentalis Kifune & Hir..., 1987
Pentozae peradeniya
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) acutipennis Kogan & Oliv..., 1964Terek Sandpipers
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) ambiguum Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) ceylonense Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) dallatorreanum Hofeneder, 1910
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) krombeini Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) minor Kifune & Hir..., 1980
Stichotrema (Stichotrema) simile Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Tridactylophagus ceylonensis Kifune & Hir..., 1980Double-banded Plover
Triozocera ceylonensis Kifune & Hir..., 1983Kentish Plover

Subnodes of Strepsiptera with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuborderMengenillidia
Kinzelbach, 1969
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderStylopidia
Kinzelbach, 1969
5
8
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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