Pimpla albomarginata Cameron, 1886

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 : 67

Pimpla albomarginata Cameron, 1886

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Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Colombian Pimpla by the combination of the following character states: 1) body reddish brown with white marks, except with head, mesoscutum, postscutellum, metasoma (with white bands) black, fore coxa with black mark; 2) wings hyaline; 3) clypeus with apex deeply bilobed; 4) malar space wide, about 0.7–0.8× longer than basal mandibular width (<0.6× in males); 5) mesopleuron suture weakly faveolated; 6) fore wing with Rs more or less straight, and 1 cu-a slightly postfurcal to the base of M&RS; 7) propodeum with conspicuous posterolateral tubercles; 8) laterotergite V more than 0.5× as broad as long; 9) tergite I of female short and broad, in profile strongly convex in profile with moderately high blunt hump; 10) sternite I with strongly produced swelling; 11) apex of ovipositor with dorsal valve lacking teeth apically ( Gauld 1991).

Distribution. Colombia *; Costa Rica; Mexico; Panama; Uruguay; Venezuela.

Material examined. COLOMBIA, Mcpio [=Municipio] Andes, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , Malaise trap 4, N 5°29′55.2″, E 75°54′22.9″, 2623 msnm, VII.2020 (L. Mazariegos leg.), 2♀♀, UNIANDES ; idem, but Malaise trap 3, N 5°29′55.5″, E 75°54′14.0″, 2501 msnm, IX.2021, 1♀, UNIANDES ; idem, but VIII.2020, 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [=Municipio] Jardín, Antioquia, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve (1800–3000 m), entomological net, N 5°29′45.8′′, E 75°53′21.3′′, VIII.2019 (L. Mazariegos leg.), 2♀♀, UNIANDES ; idem, but [Olinguito], Malaise trap GG [= Gressitt & Gressitt model], N 5°31′03″, E 75°51′50″, 2400 msnm, X–XI.2020, 1♀, UNIANDES; Mcpio [=Municipio] Mistrató, Risaralda, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve , sweep net, 27.VI.2020 (J. Jaramillo leg.), 1♀, UNIANDES .

Comments. Pádua et. al. (2019) recorded P. albomarginata for first time in Colombia. However, the specimens analyzed by these authors were a misidentification. According to Dr. Edgar Palacio (pers. comm. with ROA), that species is a new species in the albomarginata group (sensu Porter 1970) which he will describe later. So, P. albormarginata is recorded for the first time in Colombia in this work.

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.