Xanthopimpla punctatissima, Pham & Broad & Matsumoto & Wägele, 2011

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 11-12

Xanthopimpla punctatissima sp. nov.

( Figs 2b, 4a, 5h, 7h, 9h, 11h, 13f)

Diagnosis. Face 1.1x as high as wide; two black spots on hind slope of vertex opposite two black spots on occipital area; scutellum convex; area superomedia 0.75x as long as wide, with black band basally; hind femur with black bands on upper and lower faces; metasomal tergites with fine punctures.

Description (Holotype male). Body length 7.8 mm, fore wing 6.7 mm. Head. Antenna with apical half slightly thicker than basal half, first antennal flagellomere 1.6x length of second; diameter of lateral ocellus 1.4x ocellarocular distance; front smooth; face 1.1x as high as wide, with small, shallow punctures, pubescent; clypeus 0.5x as high as wide; malar space about 0.3x basal width of mandible.

Mesosoma . Epomia short; lower anterior corner of pronotum rounded, forming obtuse angle of about 120°; mesoscutum with moderately dense, minute hairs; notaulus present on anterior 0.25 of mesoscutum, extending to level of front edge of tegula; scutellum convex, pubescent, lateral carina moderately low, extending to apex; mesopleuron subpolished, lower part with dense, small punctures, pubescent; epicnemial carina present on lower half of mesopleuron; postpectal carina medially forming low and wide flange; metapleuron polished, submetapleural carina complete; propodeum with area superomedia 0.75x as long as wide; propodeal spiracle elongated, 2.2x as long as wide. Hind leg with femur 2.3x as long as wide, 0.8x length of tibia, basitarsus 0.3x length of tarsus, 2.0x second tarsomere, third tarsomere 1.3x as long as wide; mid tibia with five subapical and three apical bristles; hind tibia with four subapical and two apical bristles; largest bristles on mid and hind tarsal claws without widened tips. Fore wing with vein 2 rs-m 0.8x vein 3 rs-m; cu-a opposite Rs+M; hind wing with first abscissa of vein Cu 1 about 0.45x length of vein cu-a; veins complete, except distal end of hind wing vein 1 A.

Metasoma. First tergite as long as apical width, median longitudinal carina ending before oblique groove, lateral carina absent; tergites 3 onwards densely, finely punctate.

Colour. Ground colour lemon yellow; antenna light brown; hind side of head with two black spots opposite two black spots on occipital area; mesoscutum with three continuous transverse black spots medially and black spot in front of scutellum; propodeum with first lateral area and base of area superomedia black; basal 0.2 and apical band of mid tibia and mid tarsus brown; hind leg with trochanter mostly black; femur with two brown stripes dorsally and blackish stripe on lower face; basal 0.25 and apical band of hind tibia and hind tarsus black; wings hyaline with lightly infuscate margins, pterostigma and veins black, except basal 0.60 of costa yellowish; tergites 1, 3, 7 with black bands, tergites 2, 4, 5, 6 with two lateral black spots.

Female. Unknown.

Comparison. Xanthopimpla punctatissima sp. nov. can be distinguished from X. walshae Townes & Chiu by the colour pattern of the hind slope of vertex and metasomal tergites, and by the finely punctate metasomal tergites.

Etymology. From Latin for finely punctate metasomal tergites.

Distribution. Currently known only from Cat Tien NP, Dong Nai Province (Fig. 19).

Ecological notes. The specimens were collected in lowland evergreen forest.

Material examined. Holotype: ♂ ( RMNH), Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP, 100 m a.s.l, 13–19.v.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Paratype: ♂ ( IEBR), same locality and collectors as holotype, 15–20.v.2007 .