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 | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

John Huber,

John Noyes

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of hymenoptera research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1314-2607

pISSN - 1070-9428

DOI - 10.3897/jhr.32.4663

Subject(s) - hymenoptera , biology , genus , zoology , key (lock) , botany , ecology

A new genus and species of fairyfly, Tinkerbella nana (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) gen. n. and sp. n., is described from Costa Rica. It is compared with the related genus Kikiki Huber and Beardsley from the Hawaiian Islands, Costa Rica and Trinidad. A specimen of Kikiki huna Huber measured 158 µm long, thus holding the record for the smallest winged insect. The smallest size possible, as measured by body length, for flying insects and wingless arthropods is discussed

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