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| Xanthopimpla punctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Ichneumonidae |
| Genus: | Xanthopimpla |
| Species: | X. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthopimpla punctata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Xanthopimpla punctata, also known as the yellow ichneumon wasp, is a brightly yellow-colored ichneumonid wasp of subfamily Pimplinae.[1]
Xanthopimpla species are pupal parasitoids of lepidopterous stem boring agricultural pests of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops. X. punctata has also been recorded to parasitise pests of banana plants.[2]
Description
[edit]X. punctata displays a lemon-yellow colouration and a black ocellar area, with black spots over various areas of its body: 3 black spots across its mesoscutum, black around the bases of its hind tibiae, and a pair of black spots on each tergite.[2][3] Females are usually 10-12mm in length and males are significantly smaller.[2]
Prey
[edit]Hosts include Lepidopteran cereal stem borer species; such as Haritalodes derogata, Chilo suppressalis, Chilo sacchariphagus, Parnara guttata, and Naranga aenescens.[4] Additionally, X. punctata has been recorded to parasitise Manatha albipes, a banana pest bagworm caterpillar.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It has been recorded in many countries in Asia.[5] It has been introduced to North America, though it is considered non invasive.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Yellow Ichneumon Wasp (Female)". Project Noah.
- 1 2 3 4 POORANI, Janakiraman; THANIGAIRAJ, Ramalingam (September 2025). "Report of Xanthopimpla punctata (Fabricius) as a pupal parasitoid of banana bagworm, Manatha albipes Moore (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) from South India - Specimen Micropublications". specimenpub.org. doi:10.56222/28166531.2025.48. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ Dass, Angeline David; Ghani, Idris Abd. (2013-11-27). "Description of five species of Xanthopimpla Saussure 1892 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Malaysia". AIP Conference Proceedings. 1571 (1): 349–354. doi:10.1063/1.4858681. ISSN 0094-243X.
- ↑ "GENUS XANTHOPIMPLA SAUSSURE, 1892 (ICHNEUMONIDAE: PIMPLINAE) FROM POTHWAR REGION (PUNJAB) OF PAKISTAN". The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 30 (3). Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum: 716. 2020-03-25. doi:10.36899/japs.2020.3.0084. ISSN 1018-7081.
- ↑ Watanabe, Kyohei; Matsumoto, Rikio (2021-09-01). "Revision of the genus Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from Japan". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 68 (2): 269–297. doi:10.3897/dez.68.69768. ISSN 1860-1324.
- ↑ "Xanthopimpla punctata". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
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