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Acmopolynema
fairyflies
Acmopolynema is a genus of fairyflies (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) established by Ogloblin in 1946. Species in this genus are minute parasitoid wasps, with new species described from India and distributional records from China, Japan, Madagascar, and other regions. The genus belongs to a family renowned for containing some of the smallest known insects.
Camptoptera
Camptoptera is a genus of fairyflies (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) characterized by reduced wing venation and distinctive male genitalia. The genus includes the subgenus Eofoersteria, whose males were described for the first time in 2021 based on specimens from India. Species within this genus are extremely small parasitoid wasps, typical of Mymaridae, with body lengths often under 1 mm. Taxonomic revisions have clarified species boundaries and geographic distributions, particularly in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions.
Mymar
Mymar is a genus of fairyflies in the family Mymaridae, one of the most diverse families of Chalcidoidea. The genus contains approximately 10 described species. Fairyflies are among the smallest known insects, and members of this genus are egg parasitoids. The genus was established by Curtis in 1837 and has been subject to taxonomic revision, with nomenclatural changes published by Donev and Triapitsyn in 2010.
Omyomymar
Omyomymar is a genus of minute parasitoid wasps in the family Mymaridae, first described by Schauff in 1983. Members of this genus are extremely small, consistent with other fairyflies in the family. The genus has been recorded from both the Neotropical region and the Nearctic region.
Palaeoneura
Palaeoneura is a genus of fairyflies (family Mymaridae) comprising eight described species. These minute parasitoid wasps are found in Northern America and Australia. The genus was established by Waterhouse in 1915, with Palaeoneura evanescens as the type species. Species have been described from 1915 to 2021, with recent taxonomic revisions by Triapitsyn.