Pimplinae

Pimplinae
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 idiobiont ectoparasitoids 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.

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

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