| Pimplinae | |
|---|---|
| male Rhyssa persuasoria | |
| 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 idiobiont extoparasitoids of Holometabola often the pupae of Lepidoptera. Species of Tromatobia parasitize the egg sacs and adults of spiders, There are 95 genera. Pimplinae are (very generally) sturdy black species with orange markings.The first tergite is box-like with the spiracle anterior to the middle.