TABLE 1 in Re-evaluation of the taxonomic confusion of the metallic-blue Pimpla Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) species in the Oriental region

TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters of Pimpla cyanator and other metallic-blue Pimpla.
RegionsOrientalNeotropicalAfrotropicalCharactersP. cyanatorP. indra sensu Morley (1913)P. caeruleaP. caeruleataP. viridescensP. cyaneaColor of head and mesosomametallic dark blue with golden green reflectionblack with metallic blue reflectionmetallic blue with violet reflectionmetallic blue with violet reflectionmetallic blueish green with violet reflectionmetallic blue with violet reflectionColor of fore femora and tibiametallic dark blue or reddish brown, yellow in the inner sidereddish brownmetallic blue, yellowish white in the inner sidemetallic blue, yellow in the inner sidemetallic blue, yellow in the inner sidemetallic dark blue tinged with reddish brownColor of mid and hind legsmetallic blue, sometimes tinged with reddish brownreddish brownmetallic blue, male with apex of femora and tibia whiteblack with metallic-blue reflectionmetallic blue, orange in tibia and tarsusmetallic blue with violet reflectionColor of maxillary palpsblackish brownunknownblackish brownyellowblackish brownreddish brownColor of wingstinged with yellowtinged with yellowtinged with blacktinged with blacktinged with yellowtinged with yellowColor of pterostigmayellowish to blackish brown, yellow at baseblackblackblackblackyellowish brownFace (female)evenly punctate with long seta“strongly punctate”evenly punctate with short setaevenly punctate with short setaevenly punctate with short setasparsely punctate with short setaApex of clypeustruncate or slightly concaveunknowntruncate or slightly concavetruncate or slightly concavebilobatetruncate or slightly concaveMalar space/basal width of mandible0.86–1.26unknown0.65–0.750.65–0.700.45–0.60unknownSculpture of mesopleurumpolished and evenly punctatecoarsely punctatepolished and evenly punctatematt and evenly punctatematt and evenly punctatematt and coarsely punctateSculpture of metasomal tergitesweakly and densely strigoseunknowncoriaceouscoriaceouscoarsely punctatecoarsely punctateWidth/length of laterotergite Vmore than 0.35unknownless than 0.3less than 0.2less than 0.2unknownFore wing cu-a and Rs & Mpostfurcalunknownslightly postfurcalslightly postfurcalpostfurcalantefurcal