Xanthopimpla brachycentra Krieger, 1914

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 10-11

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Xanthopimpla brachycentra Krieger, 1914 . Arch. f. Naturgesch., (A) 80(6): 40, 86. Lectotype: ♀, Taiwan: Chulotung [= Teraso] in Kaohsiung (ZMHB).

Diagnosis. Hind tibia with two preapical bristles; tergites 1–5 each with two black spots; tergites 3–5 densely, coarsely punctate; ovipositor sheath 0.3x hind tibia.

Distribution. Previously recorded from China, India, and Taiwan ( Yu et al. 2005), this is the first record of X. brachycentra Townes & Chiu from Vietnam (Fig. 21).

Remarks. Two subspecies are currently recognised: X. brachycentra brachycentra from China and Taiwan and X. brachycentra obscuricornis Townes & Chiu from India. They differ from each other by the colour of the antenna and shape of black marks on the mesoscutum. Specimens from Vietnam belong to X. brachycentra brachycentra .

Material examined. Ha Noi, Ba Vi NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 03.vi.2001 N. T. Pham leg. ; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 1♂ ( IEBR), 300 m a.s.l, 08.v.2005, N. T. Pham leg. ; Bac Can , Ba Be NP: 1♀ ( OMNH), 200 m a.s.l, 22°23’N 105°37’E, 05.v.2006, R. Matsumoto leg. GoogleMaps ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 200 m a.s.l, 21.vii.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Bac Giang, Tay Yen Tu NR: 1♀ ( IEBR), 330 m a.s.l, 04.vii.2010, N. T. Pham leg.