Pimpla

Khalaim, Andrey I. & Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique, 2021, Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: genera Apechthis Förster, Itoplectis Förster and Pimpla Fabricius, Zootaxa 5071 (4), pp. 451-491 : 453

Pimpla genus-group

The genera of this group are characterized by the possession of a nearly straight mesopleural suture ( Figs 9 , 13 , 33 ) and a reduction of the membranous vesicles on the tarsal claws ( Gauld 1991: 477). Occurring in Mexico genera Apechthis , Itoplectis and Pimpla have fore wing with enclosed areolet ( Fig. 46 ) and hind wing with nervellus (cu1&cu-a) intercepted far above middle ( Fig. 36 ). The genera Apechthis and Itoplectis possess inner margin of the eye strongly concave opposite antennal insertion ( Figs 2 , 12 ) and tarsal claws of female with acute basal lobe, while the genus Pimpla has inner margin of the eye weakly concave ( Fig. 26 ) and tarsal claws simple, without a basal lobe. Females of Apechthis have a remarkable strongly decurved apically ovipositor ( Fig. 4 ).

Figures

FIGURES 7–10. Itoplectis mexicana, female: 7—habitus, lateral; 8—hind leg, lateral; 9—mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum, ventro-lateral; 10—metasomal tergites 2–7, dorsal.

FIGURES 11–15. Itoplectis specularis, female: 11—habitus (without antennae), lateral; 12—head, front; 13—mesosoma, lateral; 14—metasomal tergites 2–4, dorsal; 15—central part of metasoma, ventro-lateral.

FIGURES 32–35.Pimpla ellopiae, female:32—habitus,lateral;33—posterior part of mesosoma,ventro-lateral; 34—metasomal tergites 2–4, dorsal. Pimpla ellopiae, var., male: 35—mid and hind legs, lateral.

FIGURES 44–49. Pimpla sumichrasti, female:44—body (without apexof metasoma), dorso-lateral; 45—head andmesoscutum, dorsal; 46—wings, dorsal; 47—posterior part of mesosoma and metasoma with ovipositor, lateral; 48—metasomal tergites 2–4, dorsal; 49—apex of ovipositor, lateral.

FIGURES 36–37. Pimpla ichneumoniformis, male: 36—head, mesosoma and base of metasoma, lateral; 37—mesoscutum, dorso-lateral.

FIGURES 1–4. Apechthis zapoteca, female: 1—habitus, lateral; 2—head, front; 3—head and mesosoma, dorso-lateral; 4— apex of metasoma with ovipositor, lateral.

FIGURES 24–27. Pimpla caeruleata, female (24, 26, 27) and male (25): 24—habitus (without antennae), dorso-lateral; 25— head, front; 26—head and bases of fore legs, antero-lateral; 27—metasomal tergites 2–4, dorso-lateral.