Capitojoppa

Capitojoppa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Genus:	Capitojoppa
Species:	C. amazonica
Binomial name
	Capitojoppa amazonica; Claridge, Kaunisto & Sääksjärvi, 2023

Last updated November 28, 2025

Capitojoppa is a monotypic genus of parasitoid wasp described in 2023. Its sole species is C. amazonica. It belongs to the subfamily Ichneumoninae within the family Ichneumonidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Claridge, Brandon R.; Kaunisto, Kari M.; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2023). "Capitojoppa, a new genus of Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Peruvian Amazonia". ZooKeys (1178): 69–76. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1178...69C. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1178.108929 . PMC 10492037 . PMID 37692917.
↑ "Horrifying parasitic wasp with a giant head is one of more than 100 newfound species discovered in the Amazon". Live Science. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
↑ "New insect genus discovered in one of the most biodiverse rainforest regions in the world". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

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[ZooKeys-1] Claridge, Brandon R.; Kaunisto, Kari M.; Sääksjärvi, Ilari E. (2023). "Capitojoppa, a new genus of Ichneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from Peruvian Amazonia". ZooKeys (1178): 69–76. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1178...69C. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1178.108929 . PMC 10492037 . PMID 37692917.

[LiveScience-2] "Horrifying parasitic wasp with a giant head is one of more than 100 newfound species discovered in the Amazon". Live Science. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[ScienceDaily-3] "New insect genus discovered in one of the most biodiverse rainforest regions in the world". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

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