Silk-felting

Guides

• Clistopyga

  Clistopyga is a genus of ichneumonid wasps in the subfamily Pimplinae, first described by Gravenhorst in 1829. The genus contains approximately 50 described species, with the majority distributed in the Neotropical region. Species are characterized by specialized adaptations for parasitizing spiders, including modified ovipositors used for clinging to hosts and felting spider silk to seal nest openings. Several species groups have been established within the genus based on morphological and distributional patterns.

  IchneumonidaePimplinaeparasitoidspider-parasitoidNeotropicalovipositor-adaptationmimicrysilk-feltingGravenhorst-1829genome-sequenced-(C.-incitator)