Xanthopimpla peruana 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 : 69-70

Xanthopimpla peruana Krieger 1914

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

Original description. See Krieger (1914).

Re-description in English. See Townes (1969).

Diagnosis. Xanthopimpla peruana can be distinguished from all other Neotropical species by the combination of the following characters: 1) occipital carina complete, rather weak dorsally; 2) propodeum with reduced carination, with only posterior transverse carina present ( Fig. 1 f); 3) triangular crests at the anterior edge of the mesoscutum small ( Fig. 1 c); 4) ventrolateral carina complete across the length of the first tergite ( Fig. 1 i); and 5) body almost entirely lemon yellowish.

Remarks. The Andean species X. peruana is established as an unplaced species outside of the aurita and amazonica species-groups. It may be possible to place it into a new species-group in the future after the tropical Andes become better sampled.

Distribution. Ecuador, Peru.

New material examined. Peru: Female ( UNSM): Dept. of Cusco, Cosñipata, 13°03’ S, 71°32’ W, 1500 m. Castillo leg, Hand net. X.2007. Female ( ZMUT): as above but IX.2007. Male ( ZMUT): as above but IX.2008. Male ( ZMUT): as above but IX.2007.

Notes. The species seems to be the only Neotropical Xanthopimpla restricted to the tropical Andes at about 1200–1500 m above sea level.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Comparison between the aurita species-group (left), the amazonica species-group (center), and the unplaced species X. peruana (right). (a) Xanthopimpla aurita; (b) X. vidali; (c) X. peruana; (d) X. aurita; (e) X. guianensis; (f) X. peruana; (g) X. allpahuaya; (h) X. guianensis; and (i) X. peruana.

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.