Biology:Clistopyga crassicaudata

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Clistopyga crassicaudata
Scientific classification edit
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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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: 53. November 2018. 
  3. Willingham, AJ (10 July 2018). "All wasps are scary, but this one is definitely the scariest". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/10/health/wasp-stinger-clistopyga-crassicaudata-discovery-trnd/index.html. 
  4. Molina, Brett (9 July 2018). "'Fierce weapon': New wasp species with giant stinger discovered in Amazon region, scientists say". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/09/new-wasp-species-giant-stinger-found-amazon-scientists-say/767247002/. 

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