Hovmöller, Rasmus
- SLU Swedish Species Information Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Twisted-winged parasites (Strepsiptera) is a small insect order with around 610 species worldwide and whose members are obligate parasites of other insects. While recent advances in molecular methods have significantly improved our understanding of the species diversity, there is no review of Strepsiptera diversity from the Nordic countries that fully reflect the current state of taxonomic knowledge. Here we revise the Nordic Strepsiptera fauna, present an updated and annotated checklist of species, including new distribution data and host associations based on new records from museums, private collectors, previous publications, and databases. We describe two new species of Stylops (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae) Straka, sp. nov., supported by molecular, morphological, and host-use data. A key to genera of Nordic Strepsiptera based on males and to species based on females is provided together with distribution maps of known species.
Keywords
Twisted-winged parasites; taxonomy; identification key; Europe; new species
Published in
Zootaxa
2026, volume: 5750, number: 2, pages: 151-200
Publisher: MAGNOLIA PRESS
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Biological Systematics
Zoology
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5750.2.1
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/146054