Xanthopimpla alternans Krieger, 1914

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Xanthopimpla alternans Krieger, 1914

Xanthopimpla alternans Krieger, 1914 . Arch. f. Naturgesch., (A) 80(6): 31. Holotype: ♀, Taiwan: Chiayi (ZMHB).

Diagnosis. Propodeum with posterior transverse carina present as two stubs laterally; hind femur black apically; tergites 1, 3, 5, 7 with black band or black spots; ovipositor sheath about 0.9x hind tibia.

Distribution. Townes & Chiu (1970) previously recorded X. alternans from Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam) and from Pleiku (Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam). Outside of Vietnam, this species has been recorded from China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and Taiwan ( Yu et al. 2005).

Material examined. Thua Thien-Hue, A Luoi, Tra Ve : 1♀ ( IEBR), 100–200 m a.s.l, 16°15.282’N 107°26.296’E, 16–21.viii.2005, T. Q. Nguyen leg. ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 250 m a.s.l, 13.ix.2005, N. T. Pham leg.