| Xenos vesparum | |
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| Male Xenos vesparum in its winged insect stage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Strepsiptera |
| Suborder: | Stylopidia |
| Family: | Xenidae |
| Genus: | Xenos |
| Species: | X. vesparum
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenos vesparum Rossi, 1793
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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.[1] Like other members of this family, X. vesparum displays a peculiar lifestyle, and demonstrates extensive sexual dimorphism.
- ^ Manfredini, Fabio; Giusti, Fabiola; Beani, Laura; Dallai, Romano (2007). "Developmental strategy of the endoparasite Xenos vesparum (Strepsiptera, Insecta): Host invasion and elusion of its defense reactions". Journal of Morphology. 268 (7): 588–601. doi:10.1002/jmor.10540. PMID 17437299. S2CID 33168959.