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πŸ”€ Twisted-Wing Parasites

Cricket Strepsipteran

Caenocholax fenyesi

Not Evaluated

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An unusual strepsipteran whose males parasitize ants while females parasitize crickets. This dual-host system is unique among parasites.

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Males and females of this species parasitize completely different insect orders, a phenomenon unique to the family Myrmecolacidae.