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Megaphragma
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Megaphragma

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.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Megaphragma striatum

speciesMegaphragma striatum

Megaphragma mymaripenne

speciesMegaphragma mymaripenne

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 250571.