Xanthopimpla tricapus Townes & Chiu, 1970

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 17

Xanthopimpla tricapus Townes & Chiu, 1970

Xanthopimpla tricapus Townes & Chiu, 1970 . Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 14: 260.

Xanthopimpla tricapus impressa Townes & Chiu, 1970 . Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 14: 260. Holotype: ♀, Myanmar: Toungoo , Karenni (ZMHB).

Diagnosis. Mesoscutum medially with three separate black spots; area superomedia closed; propodeum without basal transverse carina so that first and second lateral area confluent; ovipositor sheath equal to length of hind tibia.

Distribution. Pham & Le (2007) have recently recorded this species from Vietnam on the basis of specimens collected from Pu Mat NP, Nghe An Province (Central Vietnam). Outside of Vietnam, it is known from India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines ( Yu et al. 2005).

Remarks. Two subspecies are currently recognised: X. tricapus tricapus from the Philippines and Xanthopimpla tricapus impressa Townes & Chiu from India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. The latter subspecies differs from the nominate by the presence of a shallow notaulus, small punctures on the mesoscutum and an entirely yellow tergite 6 and probably warrants separate species status, although we have not examined material from the Philippines to confirm this.

Material examined. Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♂ ( ZFMK), 350 m a.s.l, 26.iv.2006; 1♀ ( IEBR), 400−500 m a.s.l, 16.vii.2006, H. X. Le leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh : 2♂ ( IEBR), 15.vii.2007; 1♂ ( OMNH), same data, T. H. Pham leg. ; Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP: 1♀ ( RMNH), 750 m a.s.l, 01–10.vi.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP: 1♀ ( RMNH), 01–09.x.2005, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Dong Nai, Vinh Cuu, Phu Ly : 1♀ ( IEBR), 02.viii.2008, T. V. Hoang leg.