Kikiki

Kikiki huna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mymaridae
Genus: Kikiki
Huber & Beardsley, 2000
Species: K. huna
Binomial name
Kikiki huna
Huber, 2000

Kikiki is a genus of fairyfly wasps containing a single species, Kikiki huna, known from Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Trinidad. At 0.15 mm (0.0059 in) (150 micrometers), it is the smallest known flying insect. It is a close relative of wasps in the genus Tinkerbella.[1][2] It was discovered by entomologist John S. Noyes after he swept a mesh net through vegetation at Costa Rica's La Selva Biological Station.

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