2015•ZootaxaOpen access

Clistopyga caramba sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae), an astonishing example of mimicry in spider-attacking parasitoid wasps

Ilari E. Sääksjärvi, Carol Castillo, Santiago Bordera, Gavin R. Broad

Abstract

Clistopyga caramba sp. nov. Castillo & Sääksjärvi, collected from the tropical Andean-Amazonian interface in Peru, is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by highly modified posterior metasomal tergites and a rare colour pattern of the metasoma. Two possible explanations for the bizarre metasomal morphology and colouration are proposed.

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Key concepts: Biology, Ichneumonidae, Hymenoptera, Mimicry, Parasitoid, Spider, Taxonomy (biology), Zoology