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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Platygastroidea |
| Family: | Nixoniidae Chen et al. 2021 |
| Genus: | Nixonia Masner, 1976 |
Taxonomy
edit- 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
edit- ^ Chen, Huayan; Lahey, Zachary; Talamas, Elijah J.; Valerio, Alejandro A.; Popovici, Ovidiu A.; Musetti, Luciana; Klompen, Hans; Polaszek, Andrew; Masner, Lubomír; Austin, Andrew D.; Johnson, Norman F. (October 2021). "An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification". Systematic Entomology. 46 (4): 1088–1113. doi:10.1111/syen.12511. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 237486714.