Megaphragma caribea is a species of wasp.[1] It has been found acting as an egg parasitoid of Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis and Selenothrips rubrocinctus, which live on the plant Terminalia catappa in Columbia. It has a body length of only 181–224 μm. [2]
Megaphragma caribea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Trichogrammatidae |
Genus: | Megaphragma |
Species: | M. caribea
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Binomial name | |
Megaphragma caribea Delvare, 1993
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References
edit- ^ "Megaphragma caribea Delvare 1993 - Encyclopedia of Life".
- ^ Polilov, Alexey A. (30 October 2017). "First record of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera, Trichogrammatidae) in Colombia, and third animal species known to have anucleate neurons". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 60: 181–185. doi:10.3897/jhr.60.19907. ISSN 1314-2607. Retrieved 15 April 2022.