Corioxenidae

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Corioxenidae
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Unidentified species
File:Triozocera mexicana.jpg
Triozocera mexicana, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Strepsiptera
Suborder: Stylopidia
Superfamily: Stylopoidea
Family: Corioxenidae
Kinzelbach, 1970
Subfamilies and genera

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The Corioxenidae are an insect family of the order Strepsiptera. Species in this family are parasites of heteropteran bugs including the Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae, Cydnidae, Coreidae, and Lygaeidae. The males lack mandibles. Three subfamilies within this family are recognized. The subfamilies are separated using the morphology of the males, particularly on the basis of the number of tarsi and the presence of tarsal claws.[1]

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