TY - JOUR AU - Manjusha, B. M. AU - Sudheer, K. AU - Ghosh, S. M. PY - 2018/10/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Distributional records of Xanthopimpla Saussure (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from the southern Western Ghats with description of three new subspecies JF - ENTOMON JA - Entomon VL - 43 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/392 SP - 189-214 AB - <p>The distribution and diagnostic features of the species belonging to the genus&nbsp;<em>Xanthopimpla </em>Saussure from the southern Western Ghats are discussed. A total of 13 species groups&nbsp;are recorded, of which <em>Cuneata </em>species group is recorded for the first time from the region. Of the 34&nbsp;species identified, six species are recorded as new to the study area, viz., <em>X. exigua</em>, <em>X. laticeps</em>,&nbsp;<em>verrucula, X. nigritarsis</em>, <em>X. sikkimensis </em>and <em>X. clivulus</em>, of which first three are new records to&nbsp;India. Three new subspecies are described with key.</p> ER -