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Clistopyga sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Tribe: Ephialtini
Genus: Clistopyga
Gravenhorst, 1829

Clistopyga, also known as Darwin wasps is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. This genus is comparatively small in size, with the largest species being a bit over 10 millimeters. They are idiobiont and koinobiont endoparasitoids, with some examples of ectoparasitism. This Genus specializes in spiders and contains multiple species with very large and specialized ovipositors, some of which are able to felt silk. One species, Clistopyga caramba is proposed to be a myrmecomorph, to scare or confuse ant-averse spiders.

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Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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