Amblyjoppa fuscipennis

Amblyjoppa fuscipennis is a species of the parasitic wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. It was first described by Constantin Wesmael in 1844.[2]

Amblyjoppa fuscipennis
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A. fuscipennis
Binomial name
Amblyjoppa fuscipennis
(Wesmael, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Amblyteles fuscipennis Wesmael, 1845
  • Calajoppa fuscipennis (Wesmael, 1845)

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Subspecies

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  • Amblyjoppa fuscipennis nigriventris (Habermehl 1917)[2][3]

Description

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Amblyjoppa fuscipennis can reach a length of about 16–25 millimetres (0.63–0.98 in).[4] It is a large black wasp with white spots between the eyes, a reddish abdomen, darkened wings and orange legs. The antennae of the males are completely black, while the females show a white band in the middle.[5] These wasps can mainly be found in August.[6]

This species looks very similar to Protichneumon pisorius, but in the genus Amblyjoppa there is a longitudinal fold only on the second abdominal sternite, while in the genus Protichneumon these abdominal sternites are often present in the second to fourth tergites.[7][8]

Distribution

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This species is present in most of Europe (Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; former Yugoslavia), in the Near East, in North Africa, and in the Oriental realm.[3][9]

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz
  2. ^ a b Catalogue of Life
  3. ^ a b Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Amblyjoppa fuscipennis (Wesmael 1845)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Taxon description on BioLib.cz
  5. ^ Insektarium Word Press
  6. ^ Fugleognatur.dk
  7. ^ Entomologi Italiani
  8. ^ Les Ichneumonides
  9. ^ Fauna Europaea