Megaphragma

Megaphragma
Megaphragma mymaripenne
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Megaphragma

Type species
Megaphragma mymaripenne
Timberlake, 1924
Species

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Synonyms

Sethosiella Kryger, 1932
Paramegaphragma Lin, 1992

Megaphragma is a genus of wasp in the family Trichogrammatidae. It contains some of the smallest known insects, Megaphragma caribea (170 μm) and Megaphragma mymaripenne (200 μm), which are roughly the same size as some unicellular protozoans.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Chapter 38: Smallest Adult | the University of Florida Book of Insect Records | Department of Entomology & Nematology | UF/IFAS". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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