Clistopyga crassicaudata

Clistopyga crassicaudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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. It is found in Peru. The species was described in 2018.[1] It received attention in the news due to the size of the female stinger/ovipositor.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Willingham, AJ (10 July 2018). "All wasps are scary, but this one is definitely the scariest". CNN.
  3. Molina, Brett (9 July 2018). "'Fierce weapon': New wasp species with giant stinger discovered in Amazon region, scientists say". USA Today.


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