Genus Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892

Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892 in Grandidier: pl. 13, figs. 1, 2, 3. Type: Xanthopimpla hova Saussure, 1982. Designated by Ashmead (1900).

Chloropimpla Saussure, 1892 in Grandidier: pl. 13, fig. 5. Type: Chloropimpla dorsigera Saussure, 1892. Monotypic.

Notopimpla Krieger, 1899: 106. Type: Pimpla terminalis Brullé, 1846. Monotypic.

Neopimploides Viereck, 1912: 151. Type: Neopimploides syleptae Viereck, 1912 (= Ichneumon punctatus Fabricius, 1781). Original designation.

Austrapophua Girault, 1926: 135. Type: Austrapophua xanthopimploides Girault, 1925 (= Xanthopimpla rhopaloceros Krieger, 1915). Designated by Walkley (1963).

Diagnosis.

This genus can be distinguished from other pimpline genera by the following character states: clypeus divided into dorsal and ventral parts by a transverse suture (Fig. 3A, B); mandible, short, broad basally, strongly tapered to the apex, its apex turned ca. 90°; lower tooth of mandible smaller than upper tooth; propodeum largely smooth, with or without carinae (Figs 2I, 4A-N); middle and hind tarsal claws without a large tooth and with a conspicuous large bristle (Fig. 5A-R); body largely to entirely yellow with some black markings, spots and/or areas (Figs 1A-H, 2A-I).