Stylops
| Stylops | |
|---|---|
| Stylops melittae male; note the halteres in front of the wings | |
| Stylops melittae females protruding from the abdomen of an Andrenid bee | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Strepsiptera |
| Family: | Stylopidae |
| Genus: | Stylops Kirby, 1802 |
Stylops is a genus of obligately endoparasitic insects in the family Stylopidae. Hosts are typically members of the order Hymenoptera.
The name "stylops", used without a capital "s", refers as a common name to any member of the order Strepsiptera, and not only the genus Stylops.