Macrojoppa Explained

Macrojoppa is a genus of Ichneumonidae wasp.

Description

They are parasites of Papilionidae and Nymphalidae^[1]

Taxonomy

Macrojoppa contains 46 described species, including the following:^[1]

• Macrojoppa blandita
• Macrojoppa bogatensis
• Macrojoppa concinna
• Macrojoppa fascipennis
• Macrojoppa inclyta
• Macrojoppa violacea
• Macrojoppa picta
• Macrojoppa polysticta
• Macrojoppa pulcherrima
• Macrojoppa scutellaris
• Macrojoppa stapedifera
• Macrojoppa subbifasciata
• Macrojoppa rufa

Notes and References

1. Sime . Karen R. . Wahl . David B. . The cladistics and biology of the Callajoppa genus-group (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 134 . 1 . 28 December 2021.