Pimpla pyramis ( Porter, 1970 )

Pádua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R., Araujo, Rodrigo O. & Mazariegos, Luis A., 2023, Filling gaps in the knowledge of the Colombian Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new records, description of unknown males, and taxonomical notes, Zootaxa 5244 (1), pp. 61-70 : 68

Pimpla pyramis ( Porter, 1970)

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Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Colombian Pimpla by the combination of the following character states: 1) tergite I in profile with high, more or less obscure punctures; 2) wings hyaline with a slight to definite yellowish brown mark; 3) mesosoma shining black with postscutellum white, legs and fore coxae entirely black, metasoma black and tergites with white stripe on the back; 4) ovipositor cylindrical, dorsal valve gently convex on the tip; 5) apical margin of clypeus deeply emarginated; 6) gena 0.7–0.8× as long as basal as eye in lateral view; 7) metasoma with laterotergite V narrow, about 0.4× as broad as long ( Porter 1970; Pádua et al. 2019).

Distribution. Bolivia; Colombia (Antioquia *, Cundinamarca); Venezuela.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [=Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , Malaise trap 6, N 5°29′54.5″, E 75°54′35.7″, 2797 msnm, VII.2020 (L. Mazariegos leg.), 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [=Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , sweep net, N 5°29′, E 75°53′, 06.I.2020 (J. Jaramillo leg.), 1♀, UNIANDES .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Species of Pimplinae (Ichneumonidae) from Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, Colombia:A) Neotheronia lineata (Fabricius) (in vivo; ♁); B) Pimpla albomarginata Cameron (in vivo; ♀); C) Pimpla punicepis Cresson (in vivo; ♀); D) Pimpla pyramis (Porter) (♀). Scale bar: 1 mm.