Xanthopimpla honorata (Cameron, 1899)

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 21-22

Xanthopimpla honorata (Cameron, 1899)

Pimpla honorata Cameron, 1899 . Mem. & Proc. Manchester Lit. Phil. Soc., 43 (3): 170. Holotype: ♀, India: Khasi Hills in Assam (OUMNH).

Xanthopimpla honorata: Morley (1913) .

Diagnosis. Mesoscutum with three rounded, transverse continuous black spots; area superomedia open; hind tibia with 4–7 preapical bristles; tergites 1, 3, 5, and 7 each with two black spots; ovipositor sheath 0.8–0.9x hind tibia.

Distribution. Townes & Chiu (1970) previously recorded this species from Lai Chau Province (North Vietnam) and Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province (South Vietnam). Pham & Le (2007) have recently recorded this species from Pu Mat NP, Nghe An Province (Central Vietnam). Outside Vietnam, this species has been recorded from China, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines ( Yu et al. 2005).

Remarks. Three subspecies are currently known: X. honorata honorata from China, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Myanmar Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines; X. honorata munda Krieger from the Philippines; and X. honorata atriclinata Chao from Malaysia. The nominate subspecies is the form that has been found in Vietnam. It differs from X. honorata munda by the presence of black marks on the propodeum and first tergite and from X. honorata atriclinata by the hind slope of the vertex entirely yellow and black marks on the mesoscutum and tergites less extensive.

Material examined. Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP: 2♀ ( OMNH), 200–300 m a.s.l, 24.iv.1998 ; 1♀ ( OMNH), same locality, 29.iv.1998 R. Matsumoto leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP: 2♀ ( OMNH), 1200 m a.s.l, 08.v.1998, R. Matsumoto leg. ; 1♂ ( RMNH), 1050–1175 m a.s.l, 14–17.vi.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg. ; Vinh Phuc, Phuc Yen, Ngoc Thanh : 1♀ ( IEBR), 150 m a.s.l, 15.viii.2005, N. T. Pham leg. ; 1♀ ( IEBR), 15.vii.2007, T. H. Pham leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NR: 1♂ ( RMNH), 50–100 m a.s.l, 29.iii.2001, C. v. Achterberg leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, A Luoi, A Roang : 1♀ ( IEBR), 800 m a.s.l, 29.v.2006, N. T. Pham leg. ; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh : 1♀ ( IEBR), 25.vii–05.viii.2002, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Quang Tri, Khe Sanh : 1♀ ( IEBR), 17.viii.2005, J. Kojima leg. ; Nghe An, Pu Mat NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 250 m a.s.l, 17.x.2005, H. T. T. Nguyen leg. ; 1♀ ( ZFMK), 150–200 m a.s.l, 17.iv.2006, N. T. Pham leg. ; Ha Noi, Ba Vi NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 800 m a.s.l, 14.viii.2006, H. T. T. Nguyen leg. ; Ha Giang, Vi Xuyen, Thuan Hoa : 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 18.x.2006, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Quang Binh, Phong Nha-Ke Bang NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 600 m a.s.l, 04.xi.2006, H. X. Le leg.