Mengenillidae


Mengenillidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Strepsiptera. The Bahiaxenidae are sister to all other Strepsipteran lineages; within that group, the Megenillidae are sister to all remaining lineages. Unlike members of Stylopidia, which contains the vast majority of strepsipterans, the adult females of the family are free-living with legs. Members of the family with known hosts parasitise members of the family Lepismatidae.

Genera

AfterCeanocholaxCongoxenos Kinzelbach, 1972Eoxenos Peyerimhoff, 1919Mengenilla Hofeneder, 1910Trilineatoxenos de Carvalho, 2007Yemengenilla Luna de Carvalho, 1992