Nixonia Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. 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. en. 46. 4. 1088–1113. 10.1111/syen.12511. 237486714 . 0307-6970. free.