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Nixonia
Sign in to saveNixonia 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nixonia is referenced by 140 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Animalia and insect.
It sits within the topics Hymenoptera genera and Platygastroidea.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Scelionidae
- Collections
- SAM, BMNH, OSUC, USNM
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Namibia, Thailand
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- Parent taxon
- Scelionidae
- Image
- Nixonia masneri (lateral view).jpg
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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.
== 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
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