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Genus of wasps

Mymarilla wollastoni
Mymarilla wollastoni: (1) Female exhibiting the extraordinarily densely hairy (setose) and domed forewings peculiar to the species. (2) Close-up of the thread-like antennae of a male. Scale bar = 1000 Ξm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mymaridae
Genus: Mymarilla
Westwood, 1879
Species: M. wollastoni
Binomial name
Mymarilla wollastoni
Westwood, 1879

Mymarilla wollastoni is a species of fairyflies endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic. It is the only species classified under the genus Mymarilla. They are characterized by relatively smooth, shiny black bodies and densely hairy (setose) and domed forewings. They bear superficial resemblance to members of the genus Cremnomymar which inhabit similar habitats of remote wind-swept oceanic islands, but they are believed to be most closely related to the genus Stephanodes. They were first described by the English entomologist John Obadiah Westwood in 1879, from specimens collected from low-lying plants in Saint Helena.

References

  1. John T. Huber (2013). "Redescription of Mymarilla Westwood, new synonymies under Cremnomymar Ogloblin (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) and discussion of unusual wings" (PDF). ZooKeys (345): 47–72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.345.6209. PMC 3817442. PMID 24194664.
Taxon identifiers
Mymarilla wollastoni
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