Pimplinae

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

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

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