How small is the smallest? New record and remeasuring of Scydosella musawasensis Hall, 1999 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae), the smallest known free-living insect

Authors: Polilov, Alexey Country: Colombia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.6531 Published: Jan. 1, 2015 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Smallest beetle · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Fossil Insects in Amber

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The smallest known beetle Scydosella musawasensis Hall is recorded for the second time. Precise measurements of its body size are given, and it is shown that the smallest examined representative of this species has a length of 325 µm.

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