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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Clistopyga |
| Species: | C. crassicaudata
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| Binomial name | |
| Clistopyga crassicaudata Sääksjärvi et al., 2018[1]
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Clistopyga cressicaudata". BBC Wildlife. November 2018. p. 53.
- ^ Willingham, AJ (10 July 2018). "All wasps are scary, but this one is definitely the scariest". CNN.
- ^ 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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