The Neotropical species of Xanthopimpla Saussure (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae)
Author
Gómez, Isrrael C.
Author
Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Author
Broad, Gavin R.
Author
Puhakka, Liisa
Author
Castillo, Carol
Author
Peña, Carlos
Author
Pádua, Diego G.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3774
1
57
73
journal article
36886
10.11646/zootaxa.3774.1.4
e8717285-e64b-471d-a300-288d9d7c1d08
1175-5326
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Xanthopimpla spiloptera
Krieger 1914
(
Figs. 5
f, 6f, 7f)
Original description.
See
Krieger (1914)
.
Re-description in English.
See
Townes (1969)
.
Diagnosis
. This species can be distinguished from all other Neotropical
Xanthopimpla
by the combination of the following characters: 1) occipital carina complete dorsally; 2) propodeum with posterior transverse carina strongly angulate; 3) ovipositor sheath about 0.55 to 0.75 times as long as hind tibia; and 4) fore wing strongly infumate apically.
Distribution.
Brazil
,
French Guiana
,
Peru
.
New material examined
.
Brazil
:
Female (
BMNH
): Dept. of Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Plaumann leg.
XI.1935
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
30.VII.1937
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
12.VIII.1937
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
VI.1937
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
10.VII.1937
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
12.VI.1937
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but
27.IX.1938
. Female (
BMNH
): as above but 1939. Female (
BMNH
): as above but 1938.
French Guiana
:
Female (
ZMUT
) Montage des Chevaux. Seag leg.
VI.2011
.
Peru
:
Female (
BMNH
) Dept. of Junin, coordillera azul J.M. Schunke leg.
760 m
.
24.V.1965
. B.M. 1965-529.
Notes.
The species is recorded from the first time outside of
Brazil
.