Clemelis pullata

Clemelis pullata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[1][2] This family consists of dipteran tachina flies, which are protelean parasitoids of arthropods.

Clemelis pullata
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C. pullata
Binomial name
Clemelis pullata
(Meigen, 1824)
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This species (previously called Zenillia pullata) is said to have the world's smallest insect eggs, with dimensions of 0.027 by 0.02 mm (about 8 nanograms).[3]

References

  1. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  2. O'Hara, James E.; Shima, Hiroshi; Zhang, Chuntian (2009). "Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China" (PDF). Zootaxa. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 2190: 1–236. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  3. Varsovia E. Cevallos (May 1, 1994). Book of Insect Records Chapter 7: Smallest Eggs. University of Florida.


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