Tinkerbella

Tinkerbella nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Tinkerbella

Huber & Noyes, 2013
Species:
T. nana
Binomial name
Tinkerbella nana
Huber & Noyes, 2013

Tinkerbella is a genus of fairy wasps, containing the single species Tinkerbella nana from Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest known flying arthropods and belongs to the family Mymaridae.[1]

  1. ^ Huber, John T; Noyes, John S. (2013). "A new genus and species of fairyfly, Tinkerbella nana (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), with comments on its sister genus Kikiki, and discussion on small size limits in arthropods". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 32: 17–44. doi:10.3897/jhr.32.4663.