Mymaridae

The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcidoid wasps found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions throughout the world. The family contains around 100 genera with 1,400 species.

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Palaeoneura is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Mymaridae.

Anagrus is a genus of fairyflies, in the family Mymaridae, comprising over 90 species, a number of which are employed as biocontrol agents. They come in a wide array of colors such as, brown, orange, black and pale. For classificatory purposes, the genus is divided into three subgenera Anagrella, Anagrus and Paranagrus. The adults lay eggs on the host, mainly Hemiptera, with a few using Odonata as hosts.

Mymar is a genus of fairyflies in the family Mymaridae. There are about 10 described species in Mymar.

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Kikiki is a genus of fairyfly wasps containing a single species, Kikiki huna, known from Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nagarcoil, and Trinidad. At (150 μm), it is the smallest flying insect known . It is a close relative of wasps in the genus Tinkerbella. It was discovered in the Hawaiian Islands by John T. Huber and John W. Beardsley, and published in 2000. The name Kikiki huna consists of two Hawaiian words that both carry the meaning 'tiny bit'.

Myanmymar is an extinct genus of fairyfly preserved in Burmese amber from Myanmar. It has only one species, Myanmymar aresconoides. It is dated to the earliest part of the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, around 99 million years old. As of 2011, it is the oldest known fossil mymarid.

Gonatocerus is a genus of fairyflies in the family Mymaridae. There are at least 260 described species in Gonatocerus.

Dicopomorpha is a wasp genus in the family Mymaridae.

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Anaphes is a genus of fairyflies belonging to the family Mymaridae. It was first described by Alexander Henry Haliday in 1833.

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Dicopus is a wasp genus in the family Mymaridae. About 15 species have been described in the genus.

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Acmopolynema is a genus of fairyflies within the family Mymaridae.

Arescon is a genus of fairyflies. It contains the following species:

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Anagroidea is a genus of fairyflies within the family Mymaridae. There are currently 5 species assigned to the genus.

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Mymarilla wollastoni is a species of fairyflies endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic. It is the only species classified under the genus Mymarilla. They are characterized by relatively smooth, shiny black bodies and densely hairy (setose) and domed forewings. They bear superficial resemblance to members of the genus Cremnomymar which inhabit similar habitats of remote wind-swept oceanic islands, but they are believed to be most closely related to the genus Stephanodes. They were first described by the English entomologist John Obadiah Westwood in 1879, from specimens c

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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.

Polynemoidea is a genus of fairyflies within the family Mymaridae. There are currently 6 species assigned to the genus, with an extinct species, P. mexicana, being found to have lived 23.03 MYA.

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