Pimpla oropha (Porter, 1970)

Fig. 5

Coccygomimus oropha Porter, 1970: 172. Holotype, female, Peru (IFML).

Diagnosis.

This species can be distinguished from the other Neotropical species of Pimpla by the combination of the following character states: 1) laterotergite V 0.9–1.2 × longer than wide (0.9–1.0 × in male) (Fig. 5 B); 2) metasoma shining black (Fig. 5 E); 3) mesosoma shining black (Fig. 5 A); 4) legs mostly orange (coxae black; trochanters and trochantelli blackish; tarsi slightly dusky) (Fig. 5 A); 5) wings moderately to weakly infuscate (without a strongly contrasting apical dark area) (Fig. 5 A); 6) malar space 0.9–1.1 × the basal width of the mandible (0.75–0.9 × in male) (Fig. 5 C); 7) tergite II shining with large, strong, mostly adjacent to subadjacent punctures and with a wide impunctate apical zone (Fig. 5 E); 8) female with ovipositor cylindrical, dorsal valve convex on tip (Fig. 5 D); 9) ovipositor sheath about 1.2 × as long as hind tibia.

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Argentina, Chile, and Peru (Yu et al. 2016).

Material examined.

Holotype, female. PERU: Cuzco, 3800 m, IX. 20 – X. 2.1964, C. C. Porter // Coccygomimus oropha Porter // Holotipo // Type // Coleccion Inst. Fund. M. Lillo (4000) S. M. Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina // THYM 197.

Comments.

This species belongs to the P. aequalis species group; see the comments under Pimpla alnorum.