Capitojoppa, a new genus of Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Peruvian Amazonia

By

Claridge, Brandon
Kaunisto, Kari
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1178

Pages

69--76

Subjects

Allpahuayo-Mishana , Biodiversity , Neotropical , rainforests , South America , taxonomy , Tropical

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1178.108929

 

Abstract

A new monotypic genus of ichneumonine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) is described from Peru; Capitojoppagen. nov. is described to accommodate Capitojoppa amazonicasp. nov. The new genus is morphologically very distinctive and can be easily separated from all known ichneumonine genera. By describing Capitojoppa from the lowland rain forests of Peru, we aim to draw attention to the considerable diversity and morphological variation of the Amazonian ichneumonine fauna.