Pimplinae

Pimplinae
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Tromatobia.ovivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Ichneumonoidea
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Subfamily:	Pimplinae Wesmael, 1845

Pimplinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.

Pimplinae are parasitoids of Endopterygota, often the pupae of Lepidoptera. Species of Tromatobia parasitize the egg sacs and adults of spiders, There are 95 genera.

Pimplinae are generally sturdy black insects with orange markings. The first tergite is box-like with the spiracle anterior to the middle.

List of genera

Delomeristini Hellén, 1915 Atractogaster Kriechbaumer, 1872 Delomerista Förster, 1868 Ephialtini Hellén, 1915 Acrodactyla Haliday, 1838 Acropimpla Townes, 1960 Acrotaphus Townes, 1960 Afrephialtes Benoit, 1963 Afrosphincta Benoit, 1953 Alophosternum Cushman, 1933 Anastelgis Townes, 1960 Aravenator Momoi, 1973 Calliephialtes Ashmead, 1900 Camptotypus Kriechbaumer, 1889 Clistopyga Gravenhorst, 1829 Clydonium Townes, 1966 Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 Dreisbachia Townes, 1962 Endromopoda Hellén, 1939 Ephialtes Gravenhorst, 1829 Eriostethus Morley, 1914 Eruga Townes, 1960 Exeristes Förster, 1869 Exestuberis Wang & Yue, 1995 Flacopimpla Gauld, 1991 Flavopimpla Betrem, 1932 Flacopimpla Gauld, 1991 Flavopimpla Betrem, 1932

Ephialtini Hellén, 1915 (following) Fredegunda (genus) Fitton, Shaw & Gauld, 1988 Gregopimpla Momoi, 1965 Hemipimpla Saussure, 1892 Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 Iseropus Förster, 1868 Leptopimpla Townes, 1961 Liotryphon Ashmead, 1900 Lithoserix Brown, 1986 Odontopimpla Cameron, 1886 Oxyrrhexis Förster, 1868 Pachymelos Baltazar, 1961 Paraperithous Haupt, 1954 Parvipimpla Gauld, 1984 Pimplaetus Seyrig, 1932 Piogaster Perkins, 1958 Polysphincta Gravenhorst, 1829 Pseudopimpla Habermehl, 1917 Pterinopus Townes, 1969 Scambus Hartig, 1838 Schizopyga Gravenhorst, 1829 Sericopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1895 Sinarachna Townes, 1960 Ticapimpla Gauld, 1991 Townesia Ozols, 1962 Tromatobia Förster, 1869 Umanella Gauld, 1991

Ephialtini Hellén, 1915 (following) Xanthephialtes Cameron, 1906 Xanthophenax Saussure, 1892 Zabrachypus Cushman, 1920 Zaglyptus Förster, 1869 Zatypota Förster, 1869 Zonopimpla Ashmead, 1900 Perithoini Wahl & Gauld, 1998 Perithous (genus) Holmgren, 1859 Pimplini Wesmael, 1845 Alophopimpla Momoi, 1966 Apechthis Förster, 1868 Augerella Gupta, 1962 Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868 Epitheronia Gupta, 1962 Itoplectis Förster, 1869 Lissopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1889 Neotheronia Krieger, 1899 Nomosphecia Gupta, 1962 †Parapimpla Théobald, 1937 Parema Gupta, 1962 Pimpla Fabricius, 1804 Strongylopsis Brauns, 1896 Theronia Holmgren, 1859 Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892

Gallery

• Ichneumonidae - Pimpla cf. instigator.JPG

  Pimpla cf. rufipes

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  Dolichomitus imperator

• Scambus.buolianae2.-.lindsey.jpg

  Scambus buolianae

• Acropimpla.pictipes.-.lindsey.jpg

  Acropimpla.pictipes

• Theronia.atalantae2.-.lindsey.jpg

  Theronia atalantae

• Exeristes.roborator2.-.lindsey.jpg

  Exeristes roborator

References

• Oehlke J. (1967): Westpaläarktische Ichneumonidae 1, Ephialtinae. Hymenopterorum Catalogus (new edition) 2: 1-49.
• Townes, H.T. (1969a): Genera of Ichneumonidae, Part 1 (Ephialtinae (Pimplinae), Tryphoninae, Labiinae, Adelognathinae, Xoridinae, Agriotypinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 11: 1-300.
• Gavin Broad Identification key to the subfamilies of Ichneumonidae

External links

• Diagnostic characters
• Waspweb
• Ponent Images (in easy Spanish)
• Hymenoptera Online (HOL)
• Taxapad
• Taxonomicon