Xenos vesparum
| Xenos vesparum | |
|---|---|
| Male Xenos vesparum in its winged insect stage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Strepsiptera |
| Suborder: | Stylopidia |
| Family: | Xenidae |
| Genus: | Xenos |
| Species: | X. vesparum |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenos vesparum Rossi, 1793 | |
Xenos vesparum is a parasitic insect species of the order Strepsiptera that are endoparasites of paper wasps in the genus Polistes (most commonly Polistes dominula) that was first described in 1793. Like other members of this family, X. vesparum displays a peculiar lifestyle, and demonstrates extensive sexual dimorphism.