Pimplini Wesmael, 1845
(pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Apechthis
a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 53 images 1 ident. refs
Itoplectis
a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 3 subtaxa 69 images 4 ident. refs
Pimpla
black slip wasps
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 7 subtaxa 273 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
TribePimplini (pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Varga, A. 2017 A review of the tribe Pimplini Wesmael, 1845 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from the Carpathians, with new records for Romania and Ukraine Turk J Zool Vol 41: 354-362.

Pimplini (pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pimplini (pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pimplini (pimpline ichneumon wasps s.s.)
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