Chiloe micropteron

Chiloe micropteron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chalcidoidea
Family: Rotoitidae
Genus: Chiloe
Species: C. micropteron
Binomial name
Chiloe micropteron
Gibson and Huber, 2000

Chiloe micropteron is a species of wasp of the family Rotoitidae.[1] The species was described by Gibson and Huber in 2000 from specimens collected in Chile. The generic name is derived from Chiloé Island where many of the specimens were collected, and the species name is derived from its very small fore wings.[2]

References

  1. "Chiloe micropteron (Gibson & Huber, 2000)". Universal Chalcidoidea Database. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. Gibson and Huber (2000). "Review of the family Rotoitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidae), with description of a new genus and species from Chile" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. Taylor & Francis. 34: 2293 –2314. doi:10.1080/002229300750037901. ISSN 0022-2933. Retrieved 6 October 213. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
External identifiers for Chiloe micropteron
Encyclopedia of Life 847781
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