Acropimpla leucostoma ( Cameron , 1907)

Pham, Nhi Thi, Broad, Gavin R. & Wägele, Wolfgang J., 2011, The genus Acropimpla Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) in Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 2921, pp. 1-12 : 4

Acropimpla leucostoma ( Cameron, 1907)

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Charitopimpla leucostoma Cameron, 1907 . Tijdschr. Ent., 50: 97. Holotype: Ƥ, India: Sikkim (BMNH). Acropimpla leucostoma: Townes & Townes (1960) .

Diagnosis. Face yellow, usually with central black mark, yellow extending on inner orbits beyond antennal sockets; propodeum without or with very short stubs of median longitudinal carinae; clypeus, scutellum and metascutellum yellow; tergite 5 entirely black; ovipositor 2.50x as long as hind tibia ( Gupta & Tikar 1976).

Distribution. Gupta and Tikar (1976) have previously recorded A. leucostoma from Vietnam on the basis of five female specimens collected from North Vietnam by Micholitz in October 1913. This species has been recorded from China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Indonesia, and Japan ( Yu et al. 2005) ( Fig. 7 ).

Material examined. Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong NP: 13 ( RMNH), 225 m a.s.l., 01.XI–20.XII.2000, Malaise trap, leg. Mai P. Q.; Thua Thien-Hue, Phong Dien NP: 3Ƥ ( RMNH) 50–210 m a.s.l., 23.III–06.IV.2001, Malaise trap, leg. C. V. Achterberg & R. de Vries; 1Ƥ ( RMNH), 50–100 m a.s.l., 24.III.2001, at light, leg C. V. Achterberg; 1Ƥ ( RMNH), 50–100 m a.s.l., 25.III.2001, hand net, leg. C. v. Achterberg; Dong Nai, Cat Tien NP: 1Ƥ ( RMNH), 100 m a.s.l., 01–09.X.2005; 2Ƥ ( RMNH), 100 m a.s.l., 13–20.V.2007, Malaise trap, leg. C. V. Achterberg & R. de Vries; Kon Tum, Chu Mom Ray NP: 1Ƥ ( RMNH), 700–900 m a. s. l., 26.IX–05.X. 2006, Malaise trap, leg. Mai P. Q. & Nguyen T. M.; Dak Lak, Chu Yang Sin NP: 2Ƥ ( RMNH), 800–940 m a.s.l., 02–10.VI.2007, Malaise trap, leg. C. V. Achterberg & R. de Vries; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 1Ƥ ( IEBR), 200 m a.s.l., 07.XII.2003, hand net, leg. Truong X. L., Ich. 087; 1Ƥ ( IEBR), 300 m a.s.l., 10.V.2005, hand net, leg. Pham T. N., Ich. 089; Lai Chau, Hi Ngay, Muong Lay: 1Ƥ ( IEBR), 10.X.2004, hand net, leg. Khuat D. L., Ich. 892; Ha Tinh, Huong Son, Son Kim: 1Ƥ ( IEBR), 07.V.2004, hand net, leg. Truong X. L., Ich. 936; Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao NP: 1Ƥ ( ZFMK), 900 m a.s.l., 09.VIII.2005, hand net, leg. Pham T. N., ZFMK HYM 2011/2.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Acropimpla leucostoma: a. lateral view; b. ovipositor; c. face; d. dorsal view of propodeum.

FIGURE 7. Map showing the distributions of A. hapaliae (●), A. leucostoma (․), A. taishunensis (˔), and the type localities of A. lampei sp. nov (1), A. mucronis sp. nov (2), and A. phongdienensis sp. nov (3) in Vietnam.