Xanthopimpla calva Townes & Chiu, 1970

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 39

Xanthopimpla calva Townes & Chiu, 1970

Xanthopimpla calva Townes & Chiu, 1970 . Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 14: 240. Holotype: ♀, the Philippines: Gapan , Nueva Ecija (AEIC).

Xanthopimpla calva sexcincta Townes & Chiu, 1970 . Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 14: 241. Holotype: ♂, Malaysia: North Borneo (BPBM).

Diagnosis. Propodeum without carinae, except apical part of lateral longitudinal carina present; first tergite broad, shorter than apical width; metasomal tergites 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 each with two black spots; ovipositor sheath 0.35x hind tibia.

Distribution. Pham & Le (2007) have recently recorded X. calva from Nghe An Province, Central Vietnam. Outside Vietnam, this species has been recorded from India, Myanmar, Malaysia and the Philippines ( Yu et al. 2005).

Remarks. Four subspecies are currently recognised: X. calva calva , X. calva calcis Townes & Chiu , X. calva periscelis Townes & Chiu from the Philippines, and X. calva sexcincta Townes & Chiu from India, Myanmar and Malaysia. The specimens recorded from Vietnam belong to X. calva sexcincta , which differs from the nominate subspecies and from X. calva periscelis by the presence of black marks on the first tergite, and can be distinguished from X. calva calcis by the apically black mid and hind tibiae.

Material examined. Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♂ ( IEBR), 300−400 m a.s.l, 23.iv.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Dak Lak, Ea So NR: 1♀ ( IEBR), 310 m a.s.l, 12°55.93’N 108°37.96’E, 27.vii.2008, H. T. Ngo leg.