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Pimpla

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Pimpla
Pimpla cf. rufipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Ichneumonidae
Subfamily: Pimplinae
Tribe: Pimplini
Genus: Pimpla
Fabricius, 1804
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Pimpla are a worldwide genus of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae. They are one of the largest genera within the subfamily Pimplinae.[1]

Pimpla species are idiobiont endoparasitoids of Holometabola, often the pupae or pre-pupae of Lepidoptera. For instance, the common Pimpla rufipes parasitizes Pieris brassicae and Lymantria dispar.[2]

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

This genus includes about 200 species.

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Distribution

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The distribution of these wasps is Afrotropical, Eastern and Western Palaearctic, European, Nearctic, Palaearctic, Neotropical.

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References

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  1. Pádua, Diego G.; Araujo, Rodrigo O.; Mazariegos, Luis A. (2019-10-09). "Pimpla Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Colombia". Zootaxa. 4683 (3): 439–446. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. "Pimpla rufipes (Miller, 1759)". biolib.cz. Retrieved 12 August 2026.