Calliephialtes coxata ( Smith, 1879 )

Khalaim, Andrey I. & Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique, 2022, Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: Ephialtes genus-group, Zootaxa 5169 (3), pp. 201-251 : 209-210

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scientific name	Calliephialtes coxata ( Smith, 1879 )
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Calliephialtes coxata ( Smith, 1879)

Pimpla coxata Smith 1879: 229 [holotype ♀ (BMNH), Costa Rica, San José Prov., Volcán Irazú , 2000–2300 m, coll. Rogers].

References. Cameron 1886: 267 [ Pimpla View in CoL ; Costa Rica; “perhaps only a variety of P. albipes View in CoL ”]. Morley 1914: 29 [ Exeristes View in CoL ; remarks; Mexico (Veracruz)]. Townes & Townes 1960: 77 [ Scambus (Erythroscambus) ; description]. Townes & Townes 1966: 10 [catalogue; Scambus (Erythroscambus) ]. Gauld 1991: 184 [ Calliephialtes View in CoL (comb.); description; remarks on taxonomy; Costa Rica]. Ruíz-Cancino et al. 2002: 645 [checklist; Mexico].

Remarks. Some authors ( Morley 1914; Townes & Townes 1966) considered Mexican species Epiurus flavipes Cameron as a junior synonym of this species. Gauld (1991) examined types of both species and found that E. flavipes is a distinct species of Scambus , whereas Pimpla coxata Smith belongs to Calliephialtes . Thus, earlier records of C. coxata from Mexico actually may belong to S. flavipes . Morley (1914: 29) mentioned one specimen of coxata (not holotype of flavipes ) from Orizaba crater in Mexico, but this record requires verification.

Distribution.? Mexico (Veracruz), Costa Rica.