Xanthopimpla nigritarsis Cameron, 1903

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 16

Xanthopimpla nigritarsis Cameron, 1903

Xanthopimpla nigritarsis Cameron, 1903 . Jour. Straits Branch Roy. Asiatic Soc. 39: 138. Lectotype: ♀, Malaysia: Sarawak, Kuching (BMNH).

Diagnosis. Face as high as or higher than wide; area superomedia closed; second lateral area of propodeum with strong longitudinal ridges; mid and hind tibiae without stout bristles; tergites 1, 3, 5, and 7 with large black spots or black bands; ovipositor sheath about 0.3x hind tibia.

Distribution. Previously recorded from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines ( Yu et al. 2005), this is the first record of X. nigritarsis from Vietnam (Fig. 22).

Remarks. Three subspecies are currently recognised: X. nigritarsis nigritarsis from Malaysia and Indonesia; X. nigritarsis punctiger Townes & Chiu from the Philippines; and X. nigritarsis reciprocata Townes & Chiu from India. The specimens from Vietnam are closest to the nominate subspecies, recognized by the presence of small punctures on the mesopleuron and black spots on tergites 2, 4, and 6. However, these black spots on Vietnamese specimens are much smaller than in the original description.

Material examined. Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♂ ( IEBR), 250−400 m a.s.l, 23.iv.2006 ; 1♂ ( IEBR), 350 m a.s.l, 27.iv.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Kon Tum, Chu Mom Ray NP: 1♀ ( RMNH), 700–900 m a.s.l, 26.ix–05.x.2006, Q. P. Mai & M. T. Nguyen leg. ; Dong Nai, Hieu Liem, Vinh Cuu : 1♀ ( IEBR), 29.xii.2007, T. V. Hoang leg.