title: Clistopyga caramba sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae), an astonishing example of mimicry in spider-attacking parasitoid wasps.
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.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.; Email: ilari.saaksjarvi@utu.fi.
authors.forename: Ilari E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Sääksjärvi
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, Section of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland.; Email: ilari.saaksjarvi@utu.fi.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales / Instituto de Investigación de Biodiversidad CIBIO, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Corr. 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain.; Email: s.bordera@ua.es.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bordera
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, London SW7 5BD, UK.; Email: g.broad@nhm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gavin R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Broad
authors.forename: Veikko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rinne
authors.forename: Niclas R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Fritzén
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000469:parasitology; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology