Darwin wasps of the subfamily Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Mexico: genera Neotheronia Krieger, Nomosphecia Gupta and Xanthopimpla Saussure Khalaim, Andrey I. Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique Zootaxa 2021 2021-03-31 4950 3 401 440 Khalaim, 2018 Khalaim 2018 [195,694,151,178] Insecta Ichneumonidae Neotheronia Animalia Hymenoptera 24 425 Arthropoda species veracruzana  ( Figs 33–36)   Neotheronia veracruzana Khalaimin Khalaim et al. 2018: 21[ holotype ♀(UNAM), Mexico, Veracruz, Xalapa, 19°30’N, 96°55’W,  1279 m, Malaise trap,  14–25.vii.2015, coll. M. López-Ortega; ♀].   Material examined.   MEXICO. Nuevo León: 2 ♀( FSCA) Cola de Caballo, ca. El Cercado,  15–23.vi.1976, coll. C. Porter. 1 ♂(UAT) Cola de Caballo, 28.iii.1981, coll. E. Ruíz C.   Tamaulipas: 1 ♀(UAT)  8 kmW of Mainero,  4.iv.2008, coll. A.I. Khalaim.  1 ♀(UAT) Cd. Victoria, Cañon Libertad,  770–880 m,  2.ii.1988, coll. R. MezaV.  1 ♀(UAT) same locality and collector,  1000–1100 m,  21.ii.1988.  2 ♂(UAT) Cd. Victoria, Cañon Novillo, 17.vi,  22.vii.1985, coll. H. SernaT.  1 ♀( ZISP)  15 kmSSW of Cd. Victoria, El Madroño, 23°36.307’N, 99°13.558’W,  1400–1450 m,  2.xi.2011, coll. A.I. Khalaim.  2 ♀(UAT) Gómez Farías, Alta Cimas, Malaise trap,  24.vii–7.viii.1999, coll. S. HernándezA.  1 ♂(UAT) Gómez Farías, El Cielo,  1.xi.1990, coll. H. RuízC.  1 ♀(UAT) Ocampo, Ejido El Bejuco,  900 m, Malaise trap,  26.vi–8.vii.2016, coll. E. Ruíz-Cancino et al.  Comparison.According to its original description ( Khalaim et al. 2018),  N. veracruzanadiffers from four other Mexican and Central American species with very short ovipositor which does not project beyond the apex of the metasoma (  N. brandtaeGauld,  N. charliGauld,  N. lizzaeGauldand  N. lloydiGauld) by its propodeum lacking any longitudinal carinae, with only transverse carina present ( Fig. 35). It also differs from  N. brandtaeand  N. lloydiby its first tergite with short lateromedian longitudinal carinae (extending to almost hind margin of the tergite in  N. brandtaeand  N. lloydi) and small gastrocoeli (exceptionally large in  N. brandtaeand  N. lloydi), and from  N. charliand  N. lizzaeby its predominantly yellow body with black markings (orange in  N. charliand  N. lizzae). In the key to Costa Rican species of  Neotheronia( Gauld 1991),  N. veracruzanaruns to  N. lizzaein couplet 30, but may easily be distinguished from this species by characters given above.   Diagnosis.Propodeum with all longitudinal carinae completely absent ( Fig. 35). Occiput black marked dorsally ( Fig. 33). Mesoscutum with a long central blackish stripe and short lateral blackish stripes anteriorly on notaular impressions ( Fig. 34); scutoscutellar groove black; propodeum with anterior margin narrowly blackish ( Fig. 35). Metasomal tergite 1 blackish anteriorly, second and following tergites with transverse black subbasal bands ( Fig. 36). Female with mesopleuron posteroventrally black marked.   Variation.In several specimens (mainly poorly preserved and decoloured) black markings are partly weak or completely absent.   Distribution. Mexico( Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz). 3072657452 [423,510,249,273] 2015-07-14 2015-07-25 2015-07-14 UNAM M. Lopez-Ortega Mexico 1279 19.5 Xalapa 1271 -96.916664 24 425 2 2 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave holotype 3072657407 1976-06-15 1976-06-23 1976-06-15 FSCA El Cercado & C. Porter. Mexico Nuevo Leon 24 425 2 2 Nuevo Leon 3072657421 2008-04-04 A. I. Khalaim. Mexico 8 km W of Mainero 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas 3072657491 [491,1382,415,442] 1988-02-02 R. Meza Mexico 825 Canon Libertad Cd 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas 3072657478 1988-02-21 R. Meza Mexico 1050 Canon Libertad Cd 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas 3072657312 1985-07-22 H. Serna Mexico Canon Novillo Cd 24 425 2 2 Tamaulipas 3072657348 2011-11-02 ZISP A. I. Khalaim. Mexico 1425 23.605116 El Madrono 1 -99.22597 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas 3072657472 1999-07-24 1999-08-07 1999-07-24 S. Hernandez Mexico Alta Cimas Gomez Farias 24 425 2 2 Tamaulipas 3072657511 [398,1066,559,586] 1990-11-01 El Cielo & H. Ruiz Mexico Gomez Farias 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas 3072657339 2016-06-26 2016-07-08 2016-06-26 Ejido El Bejuco & E. Ruiz-Cancino Mexico 900 Ocampo 24 425 1 1 Tamaulipas