Ophion slossonae

Davis, 1893

Ophion slossonae is a of ichneumon in the Ophioninae, described by Davis in 1893. It belongs to a notorious for taxonomic difficulty, with museum collections containing numerous unidentified specimens. The species was one of only eleven Ophion species known from North America for over a century until modern molecular and morphometric techniques enabled the description of additional species. Like other Ophioninae, it is likely and attracted to artificial lights.

Ichneumonid Wasp (28120725400) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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How to pronounce Ophion slossonae: /ˈoʊfiˌɒn ˈslɒsəˌneɪ/

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