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.
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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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