Xanthopimpla craspedoptera Krieger 1914

Gómez, Isrrael C., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E., Broad, Gavin R., Puhakka, Liisa, Castillo, Carol, Peña, Carlos & Pádua, Diego G., 2014, The Neotropical species of Xanthopimpla Saussure (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae), Zootaxa 3774 (1), pp. 57-73 : 68-69

Xanthopimpla craspedoptera Krieger 1914

( Figs. 5 c, 6c, 7c)

Original description. See Krieger (1914).

Re-descriptions in English. See Townes (1969) and Gauld (1991).

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from all other Neotropical Xanthopimpla by the combination of the following characters: 1) occipital carina complete, not expanded into a high thin flange; 2) submetapleural carina with a small flange anteriorly; 3) with black spots close to propodeal spiracle and ventrally on hind coxa; and 4) ovipositor sheath about 0.3 to 0.5 times as long as hind tibia.

Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

New material examined. Brazil: Female ( INPA): Dept. of Amazonas, Iranduba. Vidal leg. Malaise trap, VII.1999. Female ( INPA): Dept. of Amazonas, Iranduba. Oliveira, Tonon, Somavilla & Azevedo leg. Malaise trap, XI.2011.

Ecuador: Female ( NHRS): Napo, Yasuni National Park. Pape & Viklund leg. Malaise trap 00°38’ S, 76°36’ W, 3–20.XI. 1998. Male ( NHRS): Napo, Yasuni National Park. Pape & Viklund leg. Malaise trap 00°38’ S, 76°36’ W, 3–20.XI. 1998.

Peru: Female ( ZMUT): Dept. of Loreto, Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo-Mishana. Varillal, Sääksjärvi et al. leg Malaise trap B2(4) X.1998. Female ( ZMUT): Dept. of Cusco, Amarakaeri, Castillo leg, Hand net. XI.2010. Female ( ZMUT): Dept. of Madre de Dios, Los Amigos, Isrrael Gómez leg, Malaise trap. VI.2008.

Notes. The species is widely distributed in Central and South America but is represented only by a few specimens in collections.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Habitus of the aurita species-group (a) Xanthopimpla allpahuaya; (b) X. aurita; (c) X. craspedoptera; (e) X. rhabdomera; (f) X. spiloptera and the unplaced species (d) X. peruana.