A review of the tribe Pimplini Wesmael, 1845 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from the Carpathians, with new records for Romania and Ukraine

A review of the tribe Pimplini Wesmael, 1845 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from the Carpathians, with new records for Romania and Ukraine

The tribe Pimplini from the Carpathians is reviewed.Itoplectis insignisPerkins,Pimpla arcticaZetterstedt,P. illecebrator (Villers), andTheronia laevigata(Tschek) are new records for Ukraine.Pimpla murinanaeFahringer is a new record for Ukraine andRomania. The high-altitude zone distribution of the Pimplini in the Ukrainian Carpathians is discussed.

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