Pimplinae
Pimplinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Pimplinae are parasitoids of Holometabola, often the pupae of Lepidoptera. Various species parasitize the egg sacs and adults of spiders. Those species that parasitize eggs are ectoparasitic idiobionts. Females perforate the silk of the egg sacs and lay their egg directly onto the surface of the eggs within them. After hatching, the parasitoid larvae feed externally on the eggs and kill most of the eggs in the process.
Pimplinae are generally sturdy black insects with orange markings. The first tergite is box-like with the spiracle anterior to the middle.
There are 72 genera of Pimplinae listed below.
Atractogaster Kriechbaumer, 1872Delomerista Förster, 1868Perithous Holmgren, 1859Pseudorhyssa Merrill, 1915
''Pseudopimpla'' genus-group
Pseudopimpla Habermehl, 1917
''Alophosternum'' genus-group
Alophosternum Cushman, 1933Pachymelos Baltazar, 1961
''Camptotypus'' genus-group
Camptotypus Kriechbaumer, 1889Clydonium Townes, 1966Hemipimpla Saussure, 1892Odontopimpla Cameron, 1886Parvipimpla Gauld, 1984Zonopimpla Ashmead, 1900
''Ephialtes'' genus-group
Afrephialtes Benoit, 1963Anastelgis Townes, 1960Calliephialtes Ashmead, 1900Dolichomitus Smith, 1877Endromopoda Hellén, 1939Ephialtes Gravenhorst, 1829Exeristes Förster, 1869Exestuberis Wang & Yue, 1995Flavopimpla Betrem, 1932Fredegunda Fitton, Shaw & Gauld, 1988Leptopimpla Townes, 1961Liotryphon Ashmead, 1900Paraperithous Haupt, 1954Pimplaetus Seyrig, 1932Scambus Hartig, 1838Townesia Ozols, 1962Umanella Gauld, 1991Xanthephialtes Cameron, 1906Xanthophenax Saussure, 1892
''Polysphincta'' genus-group
Acrodactyla Haliday, 1838Acropimpla Townes, 1960Acrotaphus Townes, 1960Afrosphincta Benoit, 1953Aravenator Momoi, 1973Dreisbachia Townes, 1962Eriostethus Morley, 1914Eruga Townes & Townes, 1960Flacopimpla Gauld, 1991Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912Oxyrrhexis Förster, 1868Piogaster Perkins, 1958Polysphincta Gravenhorst, 1829Pterinopus Townes, 1969Reclinervellus He & Ye, 1998Schizopyga Gravenhorst, 1829Sericopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1895Sinarachna Townes, 1960Ticapimpla Gauld, 1991Zabrachypus Cushman, 1920Zatypota Förster, 1869
''Tromatobia'' genus-group
Clistopyga Gravenhorst, 1829Gregopimpla Momoi, 1965Iseropus Förster, 1868Tromatobia Förster, 1869Zaglyptus Förster, 1869
Tribe [Pimplini] Wesmael, 1845
Alophopimpla Momoi, 1966Apechthis Förster, 1868Echthromorpha Holmgren, 1868Itoplectis Förster, 1869Lissopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1889Parapimpla Théobald, 1937Pimpla Fabricius, 1804Strongylopsis Brauns, 1896Xanthopimpla Saussure, 1892
Tribe [Theroniini] Cushman & Rohwer, 1920
Augerella Gupta, 1962Epitheronia Gupta, 1962Neotheronia Krieger, 1899Nomosphecia Gupta, 1962Parema Gupta, 1962Theronia Holmgren, 1859