Xenos vesparum is a parasitic insect species of the order Strepsiptera that are endoparasites of paper wasps in the genus Polistes (most commonly Polistes...

Xenos rostratus Trois, 1984 (South America) Xenos rubiginosi (Pierce, 1909) (North America) Xenos stuckenbergi Pasteels, 1956 (Africa) Xenos vesparum...

stages of ecdysis than males. The female may not pupate at all, as in Xenos vesparum. Typically, the female is wingless and generally larger than the male...

population was reported in 2010. P. dominula are also often infected by Xenos vesparum, a permanent entomophagous endoparasite. Salivary proteins harvested...

the genitive case (i.e. belonging to). This is common in parasites: Xenos vesparum ("Stranger of the wasps"). Proper nouns which are names of people and...

formation is common in parasites, as in Xenos vesparum, where vesparum means "of the wasps", since Xenos vesparum is a parasite of wasps. Whereas the first...

available. Gastropod snails Strepsiptera (twisted-winged parasites) – In Xenos vesparum, fertilization can occur either via extragenital ducts, or by traumatic...

Strepsipterans belonging to the genus Xenos are known to infect and parasitize the genus Polistes, with Xenos vesparum especially documented in P. gallicus...

Berry 1990; Endemic Sciron glaber Berry 1990; Endemic Sphecophaga vesparum vesparum (Ratzeburg 1852); Deliberate Introduction Stenomacrus ; Accidental...