Xanthopimpla fastigiata Krieger, 1914

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R., Matsumoto, Rikio & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, 3056, Zootaxa 3056, pp. 1-67 : 39-40

Xanthopimpla fastigiata Krieger, 1914

Xanthopimpla fastigiata Krieger, 1914 . Arch. f. Naturgesch., (A) 80(6): 30. Holotype: ♂, Indonesia: Sumatra, Sarik (ZMHB).

Xanthopimpla fastigiata evittipes Townes & Chiu, 1970 . Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst., 14: 234. Holotype: ♂, India: Charduar forest, Rangapara , Assam (GPTA).

Diagnosis. Propodeum with basal transverse carina, lateromedian longitudinal carina present only in front of basal transverse carina; tergites 1, 3, 5, and 7 each with black band; ovipositor sheath 0.9x hind tibia.

Distribution. Previously recorded from India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines ( Yu et al. 2005), this is the first record of X. fastigiata Townes & Chiu from Vietnam (Fig. 24).

Remarks. Two subspecies are currently recognised: X. fastigiata fastigiata from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines, which differs from X. fastigiata evittipes Townes & Chiu from India and Thailand by its more profuse black markings (including the hind slope of the head; mid and hind femora, tergites 2, 4, and 6). The specimens from northern Vietnam belong to X. fastigiata evittipes . The male specimens collected from Thua Thien-Hue and Dak Lak provinces belong to the nominate subspecies. Whether these subspecies represent clinal variation in the extent of black markings or are different species remains to be tested.

Material examined. Phu Tho, Thuong Cuu : 1♀ 1♂ ( IEBR), 350–400 m a.s.l, 20°59’N 105°8’E, 11–16.x.1999, R. de Vries leg. ; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NR: 1♂ ( RMNH), 80–210 m a.s.l, 23.iii–06.iv.2001, C. v. Achterberg leg. ; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 300 m a.s.l, 08.xiiI.2003, L. X. Truong leg. ; Ha Noi, Ba Vi NP: 1♀ ( IEBR), 800 m a.s.l, 14.viii.2006, H. T. T. Nguyen 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.