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Genus Mengenilla Hofeneder, 1910

  • Mengenilla Hofeneder, K. 1910. Mengenilla n.g. Chobautii n.sp. Eine neue Strepsiptere aus Nordafrika. Bericht des Naturwissenschaftlich-Medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 32: 33–58 [33].
    Type species:
     Mengenilla chobautii Hofeneder, 1910 by monotypy.
  • Austrostylops Lea, A.M. 1910. On a new genus of Stylopidae from Australia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4, Dec. 1910: 514–516 [514].
    Type species:
     Austrostylops gracilis Lea, 1910 by monotypy.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

  • Bohart, R.M. 1941. A revision of the Strepsiptera, with special reference to the species of North America. University of California Publications in Entomology 7: 91–160 [116]

 

Distribution

Widespread in the Old World, but few specific records.

Distribution References

  • Kinzelbach, R.K. 1971. Morphologische Befunde an Fächerflüglern und ihre phylogenetische Bedeutung (Insecta: Strepsiptera). Zoologica (Stuttgart) 41(119): 129–256