Pimpla tomyris Schrottky, 1902

Padua, Diego G., Fernandes, Daniell R. R. & Saeaeksjaervi, Ilari E., 2020, Pimpla Fabricius, 1804 (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from Uruguay: a replacement name, new records, and an identification key to the species, ZooKeys 1007, pp. 23-47 : 23

Pimpla tomyris Schrottky, 1902 Figure 10A-F

Pimpla tomyris Schrottky, 1902: 95. Types: ♂, ♀, Argentina (lost).

Pimpla videonis ; Townes and Townes 1966: 28.

Neogabunia paulistana ; Townes and Townes 1966: 29.

Coccygomimus tomyris ; Townes and Townes 1966: 28.

Diagnosis.

This species can be distinguished from the other Uruguayan species of the genus by the combination of the following character states: 1) wings hyaline with pale yellow staining; 2) mesosoma shining black with variable yellow markings on pronotum, tegula, scutellum, postscutellum, and propodeum (a pair of elliptic blotches); 3) metasoma reddish brown with a pair of large yellow blotches laterally in tergites I-II (tergites I-IV in males); 4) laterotergite V 2.1-2.2 times as long as wide; 5) legs yellow, except for fore and mid coxa black (sometimes) and hind coxa with a black mark, femur and basal half of tibia reddish brown and last tarsus blackish; 6) tergite II rather dully to brightly shining with moderately strong to fine or very fine micro-reticulation and mostly sparse, irregularly spaced, small to large, obscure to well-defined punctures; 7) malar space 0.6-1.0 (0.4-0.7 in male) times as long as basal width of mandibles; 8) ovipositor 1.45 times as long as hind tibia; 9) ovipositor moderately depressed, apex of dorsal and ventral valves apically with teeth, the apical ridge-bearing portion not unusually flattened and in profile slightly convex.

Biological notes.

Parasitoid of Erebidae : Hypercompe indecisa (Walker, 1855), Hyposcrisias fuscipennis (Burmeister, 1878); Limacodidae : Phobetron hipparchia (Crammer, 1777); Papilionidae : Papilio thoas thoantiades (Burmeister, 1878); Psychidae : Oiketicus kirbyi (Guilding, 1927), O. platensis (Berg, 1883); Saturniidae : Eudyaria venata (Butler, 1871), Hylesia nigricans (Berg, 1875); Tortricidae : Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ( Yu et al. 2016).

Distribution.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, (Fig. 11H ) and Venezuela.

Material examined.

Uruguay, Rocha, Castillos, Cardoso, Campo Natural, 34°05'26.8"S, 53°52'14.4"W, 28.XI.2016, Malaise trap I (E. Castiglioni and team leg.), 1♀, INPA; idem, but Don Bosco, Bosque-Campo, 34°05'02.6"S, 53°45'44.5"W, 12.I.2015, Malaise trap II, 1♂, INPA; idem, but except 28.I.2015, Malaise trap II, 1♂, INPA.

Figures

Figure 10. Pimpla tomyris Schrottky, 1902 A ♀, habitus, lateral view B ♂, habitus, lateral view C ♀, face, frontal view D ♀, metasoma, dorsal view E ♀, metasoma, ventral view (arrow pointing to laterotergite V) F ♀, ovipositor apex.

Figure 11. Distribution of Pimpla spp. in Uruguay A P. albomarginata Cameron, 1886 B P. caerulea Brulle, 1846 C P. cyanipennis Brulle, 1846 D P. golbachi (Porter, 1970) E P. perssoni Gauld, 1991 F P. patirrufa nom. nov. G P. semirufa Brulle, 1846 H P. tomyris Schrottky, 1902. Gray area = Rocha Department. Red circle = previous record. Blue circle = new record.