Clistopyga crassicaudata

Clistopyga crassicaudata is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae which was first described in 2018.[1] It is found in Peru and was one of seven new species found in a narrow zone of vegetation between the Amazon rainforest and the Andes.[2] It received attention in the news due to the size of the female stinger/ovipositor.[3][4]

Clistopyga crassicaudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Genus: Clistopyga
Species:
C. crassicaudata
Binomial name
Clistopyga crassicaudata
Sääksjärvi et al., 2018[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Palacio, Edgard; Bordera, Santiago; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.; Díaz, Francisco (2018). "The Neotropical species of Clistopyga (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae). Part II: the C. isayae species group, with the description of seven new species". Zootaxa. 4442 (1): 101–121. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4442.1.5. PMID 30313985.
  2. ^ "Clistopyga cressicaudata". BBC Wildlife. November 2018. p. 53.
  3. ^ Willingham, AJ (10 July 2018). "All wasps are scary, but this one is definitely the scariest". CNN.
  4. ^ Molina, Brett (9 July 2018). "'Fierce weapon': New wasp species with giant stinger discovered in Amazon region, scientists say". USA Today.