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

By

Polilov, Alexey

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

526

Pages

61-64

Subjects

Body size , Colombia , SEM , Smallest beetle

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.526.6531

 

Abstract

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.