| Arixeniidae | |
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| Arixenia esau | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Dermaptera |
| Suborder: | Neodermaptera |
| Infraorder: | Epidermaptera |
| Superfamily: | Forficuloidea |
| Family: | Arixeniidae Jordan, 1909 |
Arixeniidae is a family ofearwigs in the suborderNeodermaptera. Arixeniidae was formerly considered a suborder, Arixeniina, but was reduced in rank to family and included in the new suborder Neodermaptera.[1][2]
Arixeniidae is represented by two genera,Arixenia andXeniaria, with a total of five species.[3]Arixenia esau andXeniaria jacobsoni are the most well-known. As with Hemimerina, they are blind, winglessectoparasites with filiform segmented cerci. They are ectoparasites of various Southeast Asian bats, particularly of the genusCheiromeles (i.e., "naked bulldog bats").
The family includes the following genera:[3]
