Xanthopimpla sikkimensis Cameron, 1907

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 38-39

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scientific name	Xanthopimpla sikkimensis Cameron, 1907
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Xanthopimpla sikkimensis Cameron, 1907 . Tijdschr. v. Ent., 50: 100. Holotype: ♀, India: Sikkim (BMNH).

Diagnosis. Hind slope of vertex with black area medially; notaulus deep, extending to median level of tegula; hind tibia with black marks anteriorly, posteriorly, apically; propodeum and metasomal tergites 1, 3, 7 with black bands; ovipositor sheath about 1.0–1.2x hind tibia; ovipositor decurved at tip.

Distribution. Townes & Chiu (1970) previously recorded this species from Lai Chau and Hoa Binh provinces (North Vietnam). Outside Vietnam, X. sikkimensis has been reported from India and Myanmar ( Yu et al. 2005).

Remarks. The specimen from Phong Dien NR has three small black spots on the second tergite, the wings with infuscate margin.

Material examined. Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NP: 1♀ ( RMNH), 80–210 m a.s.l, 23.iii–06.iv.2001, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Ha Tinh, Huong Son, Son Hong : 1♀ ( IEBR), 24.iv.2004, L. X. Truong leg.