Xanthopimpla annulata Cushman, 1925

Xanthopimpla annulata Cushman, 1925 View in CoL

Xanthopimpla annulata Cushman, 1925 . Ent. Mitt. 14: 47. Holotype: ♀, Taiwan: Kangkou [= Kankau], Hengchun (DEI).

Diagnosis. Hind slope of vertex and occipital area widely black; anterior part of mesopleuron, metaepisternum, and lower part of metapleuron marked with black; first tergite elongate; tergites 3–5 densely, coarsely punctate; ovipositor sheath as long as hind tibia.

Distribution: Previously recorded from China, India, the Philippines, and Taiwan ( Yu et al. 2005), this is the first record of X. annulata from Vietnam (Fig. 22).

Remarks. Two male specimens from Lac Thinh ( Hoa Binh Province) differ from other specimens as they have black stripes on the posterior faces of the fore and mid femora and tibiae.

Material examined. Phu Tho, Ha Hoa, Y Son : 1♀ ( IEBR), 10.ix.2000, leg. Ta H. T. ; Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP: 1♀ ( BMNH), 26–30.iv.2009, L. D. Khuat leg. ; Hoa Binh, Pa Co, Mai Chau : 1♂ ( IEBR), 1100 m a.s.l, 22.iv.2002, T. V. Hoang leg. ; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh : 2♂ ( IEBR), 01–10.v.2002 ; 1♂ ( IEBR), 10–20.vi.2002 , Khuat D. L.; Ha Noi, Thach That, Tan Xa : 1♀ ( IEBR), 05–15.viii.2002, L. D. Khuat leg.