Megaphragma
Sign in to saveMegaphragma 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyTrichogrammatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Trichogrammatidae
- Collections
- USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Sweden, Hungary
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- Parent taxon
- Trichogrammatidae
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- Megaphragma mymaripenne-SEM (cropped-B).tif
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- External morphology
- Head
- Eyes
- Antennae
- Mouth
- Mesosoma
- Prothorax
- Mesothorax
- Metathorax
- Wings
- Legs
- Metasoma
- Sexual dimorphism
- Internal morphology
- Brain
- Integument
- Digestive system
- Distribution
- Diet
- Taxonomy
- Subtaxa
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
== External morphology == The body is very compact, and its length can range from 0.16 to 0.3 mm. The mesosoma is rather high and is mostly shorter than the metasoma, and the prothorax is very short. The scutellum is shorter than the mid lobe of the mesoscutum, and has a pair of setae. The metathorax is slightly shorter than the propodeum. The propodeal spiracle is in an oval groove and near the internal margin with 2 very small setae. The legs are robust and have striate sculpture on the coxae.
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