Stylopidae

Stylopidae is a family of twisted-winged insects in the order Strepsiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 330 described species in Stylopidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members of Stylopidae are parasitic insects. Host insects of this family that are afflicted are referred to as being "stylopized".^[4]

Stylopidae are associated primarily with wasps and bees^[3] but are known to also use members of Blattodea, Mantodea, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, and other Hymenoptera as hosts. Stylopized hosts often display a variety of physical and behavioral changes.^[5]

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