Joppa melanocephala Cameron, 1884:104, sex not indicated.Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, 2500-4000 feet; Bugaba (leg. Champion); Morley, 1915Morley, C. 1915. A revision of the Ichneumonidae based on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) with descriptions of new genera and species. Part IV: Tribes Joppides, Banchides and Alomyides. British Museum, London, England. 1-167.:29, Type ♀ (British Museum). - Cameron, 1883-1888Cameron, P. 1883-1888. Biologia Centrali-Americana - Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Families Tenthredinidae-Chrysididae). Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 487 pp., 20 pl. (distribution), 193 (listed); Dalla Torre, 1901-1902Dalla Torre, C.G. 1901-1902. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. — Volumen III: Trigonalidae, Megalyridae, Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae, Agriotypidae, Evaniidae, Pelecinidae. Pars II. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. VIII + 1141. (distribution); Szépligeti, 1903Szépligeti, V. 1903. Neue Joppinen aus der Sammlung des Ungarischen National-Museums. Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 1:477-483. (distribution); Morley, 1915Morley, C. 1915. A revision of the Ichneumonidae based on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) with descriptions of new genera and species. Part IV: Tribes Joppides, Banchides and Alomyides. British Museum, London, England. 1-167. (distribution). - As Microjoppa melanocephala: - Kriechbaumer, 1898Kriechbaumer, J. 1898. Die Gattung Joppa. Entomologische Nachrichten 24 (1/2):1-36. (distribution).