Pimpla obscurata Cresson, 1865:36, ♀. Holotype ♀, Cuba (Dr. J. Gundlach); Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218.:30, El tipo de esta especie fue enviado por Gundlach a Philadelphia; el ejemplar que aparece en su colleción no es el tipo. (Gundlach). - Cresson, 1865Cresson, E.T. 1865. On the Hymenoptera of Cuba. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 4:200 pp. (distribution); Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1901-1902Dalla Torre, C.G. 1901-1902. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. — Volumen III: Trigonalidae, Megalyridae, Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae, Agriotypidae, Evaniidae, Pelecinidae. Pars II. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig. VIII + 1141. (distribution). - As Apechthis obscuratus: - Gauld & Fernandez-Triana, 2010Gauld, I.D. & J.L. Fernandez-Triana 2010. Type Condition And Generic Placement Of Cuban Species Of Ichneumonidae Described By Cresson And Collected By Gundlach. Zootaxa :. (comb. nov.). - As Ephialtes obscuratus: - Alayo, 1973Alayo, P.D. 1973. Catálogo de los Himenopteros de Cuba. Instituto Cubano del libro, La Habana. 1-218. (distribution).