Gómez, Isrrael;C. Sääksjärvi, I. E.;Veijalainen, A.;Broad, G. R.
Two new species of Xanthopimpla (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from western Amazonia, with a revised key to the Neotropical species of the genus
ZooKeys
2009
Journal Article
14
55-65
0000-00-00
Los Amigos;new species;taxonomy;hymenoptera
Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892 is one of the largest genera of the family Ichneumonidae. The genus is very species rich in Indo-Australia but poorly represented in the Neotropical region. In this paper two morphologically very distinctive species of the genus, X. amazonica sp. n. Gómez, Sääksjärvi & Veijalainen, and X. jussilai sp. n. Veijalainen, Sääksjärvi & Broad, are described and illustrated. The new species have been collected in the Peruvian and Ecuadorean Amazonia. A revised key to the Neotropical species of the genus is provided. Xanthopimpla aurita Krieger is recorded for the first time from Peru.