\Sty"lops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pillar + ?, ?, the
eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state,
on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group
Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now
generally referred to the Coleoptera. See {Strepsiptera}.