Xanthopimpla punctata (Fabricius, 1781)

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 25

Xanthopimpla punctata (Fabricius, 1781)

Ichneumon punctatus Fabricius, 1781 . Species Insectorum, 1: 437. Holotype: ♂, India: Coromadel (ZMUC).

Xanthopimpla punctata: Krieger (1899) .

Diagnosis. Area superomedia 0.5–0.6x as long as wide; tergites 1, 3, 5, and 7 always with two black spots; ovipositor sheath long, about 1.7–1.8x hind tibia.

Distribution. Previously recorded widely from Vietnam ( Townes & Chiu 1970; Plant Protection Research Institute 1976; Pham 1997; Pham & Le 2007). Outside Vietnam, this species has a wide range, being recorded from Russia, China, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Borneo, the Philippines, Mauritius, Togo, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Celebes, Guam and Nigeria ( Yu et al. 2005).

Remarks. In Vietnam, X. punctata has been reared from pupae of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ), Parnara guttata ( Lepidoptera : Hesperidae), Naranga aenescens ( Lepidoptera : Noctuidae ) on rice and of Lamprosema indica ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ) on soybean ( Khuat & Pham 2007, Vu 2007).

Material examined. Bac Ninh, Tien Son, Minh Dao : 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 01.vi.1995, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Noi, Tu Liem, Mai Dich : 1♀ ( IEBR), 23.v.1995, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Noi, Quoc Oai, Dong Quang : 1♀ ( IEBR), 07.viii.1997, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Noi, Ba Vi NP: 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 400–500 m a.s.l, 02.vi.2001, N. T. Pham leg. ; Ha Noi, Gia Lam, Da Ton : 3♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 02–13.vii.2001, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Noi, Thach That, Tan Xa : 1♀ ( IEBR), 15–25.iv.2002, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Noi, Soc Son, Quang Tien : 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 09.vi.2005, N. T. Pham leg. ; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy , Da Phuc: 1♂ ( IEBR), 09.ix.2000, N. T. Pham leg. ; 1♀ ( IEBR), 01.iii.2004, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Bao Hieu : 1♂ ( IEBR), 07.ix.2000, N. T. Pham leg. ; 2♀, 30.v.2003, L. D. Khuat leg.; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh : 2♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 20–30.ix.2002, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Hoa Binh, Mai Chau, Tan Son : 1♀, 10–15.viii.2010, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Tinh, Huong Son , Rao An: 2♀ ( IEBR), 18.v.1998, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Ha Tinh, Huong Khe, Huong Trach : 1♂ ( IEBR), 22.v.2008, leg. Ta H. T. ; Son La, To Hieu : 3♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 20.ix.2000, L. X. Truong leg. ; Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP: 1♀ ( OMNH), 200–300 m a.s.l, 06.vi.1997, R. Matsumoto leg. ; Thai Nguyen, Phu Dinh , Dinh Hoa: 2♀ ( IEBR), 03.iv.2005, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, Bach Ma NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 1200–1300 m a.s.l, 12.xi.2002, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, A Luoi, A Roang : 1♂ ( IEBR), 29.v.2006, N. T. Pham leg. ; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 4♀ 2♂ ( IEBR), 300 m, 05.v.2005, N. T. Pham leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh : 2♀ 2♂ ( IEBR), 16.iv.2006, N. T. Pham leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP: 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 400 m a.s.l, 20.viii.2005 ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 150–200 m a.s.l, 07.ix.2005, N. T. Pham leg. ; Nghe An, Tuong Duong, Tam Quang : 1♀ ( IEBR), 250–350 m a.s.l, 22.x.2005, H. X. Le leg. ; Nghe An, Anh Son, Phuc Son : 1♀ ( IEBR), 250–300 m a.s.l, 27.x.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP: 1♀ 1♂ ( RMNH), 100 m a.s.l, 03–08.x.2005, leg. R. de Vries ; Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP: 2♀ ( RMNH), 550–600 m a.s.l, 23–25.x.2005, leg. R. de Vries ; Ha Giang, Vi Xuyen , Thuan Hoa: 1♂ ( IEBR), 19.x.2006, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Bac Can, Ba Be NP: 1♀ ( OMNH), 200m a.s.l, 22°23’N 105°37’E, R. Matsumoto leg. ; Quang Binh, Phong Nha-Ke Bang NP: 2♂ ( IEBR), 600 m a.s.l, 04.xi.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Thanh Hoa, Nhu Xuan , Xuan Hoa: 2♂ ( IEBR), 30.v.2008, D. T. Tran leg. ; Bac Giang, Thanh Son , Son Dong: 1♀ 1♂ ( ZFMK), 200 m a.s.l, 05.vii.2010, N. T. Pham leg.