Biology:Nixonia

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Short description: Genus of wasps

Nixonia
Nixonia mcgregori (lateral view).jpg
Nixonia mcgregori (dorsal view).jpg
Nixonia mcgregori in lateral (top) and dorsal views
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Platygastroidea
Family: Nixoniidae
Chen et al. 2021
Genus: Nixonia
Masner, 1976

Nixonia is a genus of wasps. It is the only member of the family Nixoniidae in the superfamily Platygastroidea. They are amongst the largest of the platygastroids at up to 9 mm in length. Members of the genus are known from Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The biology of only one species is known, which parasitizes orthopteran eggs.[1]

Taxonomy

  • Nixonia atra Masner, 1970
  • Nixonia bini Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia corrugata Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia elongata Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia flavocincta Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia gigas Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia krombeini Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia lamorali Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia masneri van Noort & Johnson, 2009
  • Nixonia mcgregori van Noort & Johnson, 2009
  • Nixonia pecki Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia pretiosa Masner, 1958  .
  • Nixonia priesneri Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia sicaria Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia stygica Johnson & Masner, 2006
  • Nixonia watshami Johnson & Masner, 2006

References

  1. Chen, Huayan; Lahey, Zachary; Talamas, Elijah J.; Valerio, Alejandro A.; Popovici, Ovidiu A.; Musetti, Luciana; Klompen, Hans; Polaszek, Andrew et al. (October 2021). "An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification" (in en). Systematic Entomology 46 (4): 1088–1113. doi:10.1111/syen.12511. ISSN 0307-6970. 

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