Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: Ephialtes genus-group Author Khalaim, Andrey I. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. & Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia. Author Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique 0000-0003-4305-6568 Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4305 - 6568 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-07-29 5169 3 201 251 journal article 112030 10.11646/zootaxa.5169.3.1 2cbc0f84-2011-4e7c-868f-6c305d5f3308 1175-5326 6952172 BB6FBD07-6B8B-4615-BD66-C4AEB612145F 6. Scambus emeritae Gauld, 1991 ( Figs 54–58 ) Scambus emeritae Gauld 1991: 171 [ holotype (INBio), Costa Rica , San José Prov. , Cerro de la Muerte , 20 km S of Empalme , 2800 m , ix.1988 , coll. P. Hanson ; ,? ]. References. Gauld et al . 1998: 18 [in key; Costa Rica ; host]. Material examined. MEXICO . Tamaulipas : 1 ♀ ( ZISP ) 8 km NNE Miquihuana , 2200–2300 m , 5.xi.2013 , coll. S.A. Belokobylskij. Jalisco : 1 ♀ (UAT) 10 km S of Tequila , Volcán de Tequila , 20°47.4’N , 103°51’W , 2750–2850 m , 7.ii.2009 , coll. A.I. Khalaim (compared with S. emeritae holotype ) . Puebla : 1 ♀ ( AEIC ) Cholula , 8.xi.1972 , coll. B. & C. Dasch. Distribution. Mexico ( Tamaulipas , Jalisco , Puebla ), Costa Rica. First record from Mexico . Biology. Reared from the gall of Eutreta sp. ( Diptera : Tephritidae ) on the stem of Ageratina sp. (Asteraceae) in Costa Rica ( Gauld et al . 1998 ).