Xanthopimpla

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 : 59

Key to the species-groups and unplaced species of Neotropical Xanthopimpla

1 Occipital carina complete and conspicuously developed as a thin, high flange ( Fig. 1 b), propodeal spiracle joined to pleural carina by a short carina ( Fig. 1 d)................................................... X. amazonica species-group

- Occipital carina incomplete to complete, never developed into a flange ( Fig. 1 a), propodeal spiracle not joining pleural carina by a short carina ( Fig. 1 d)...............................................................................2.

2 Propodeum with only posterior transverse carina present, triangular crests at mesoscutum small ( Fig. 1 c), body almost entirely bright lemon yellow ( Fig. 5 d)............................................................ X. peruana Krieger

- Propodeum with posterior transverse and, at least partially, anterior transverse carina present ( Fig. 6 a), triangular crests at anterior of mesoscutum highly elevated, body not uniformly bright lemon yellow................... X. aurita species-group

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.

FIGURE 6. Propodeum, dorsal view, 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.