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Hymenoepimecis sp.

Hymenoepimecis sp.


Family: Ichneumonidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hymenoepimecis is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae best known for parasitizing arachnids, specifically those of the families Araneidae and Tetragnathidae.

Distribution: The species of this genus are found in the New World, from Mexico to southern Brazil.

Species: Hymenoepimecis comprises the following twenty-seven species:
  • Hymenoepimecis amazonensis Pádua & Oliveira, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis andina Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga Gauld, 2000
  • Hymenoepimecis atriceps (Cresson, 1865)
  • Hymenoepimecis bicolor (Brullé, 1846)
  • Hymenoepimecis cameroni Townes, 1966
  • Hymenoepimecis castilloi Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis dolichocarinata Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis duckensis Pádua & Onody, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis ecuatoriana Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis heidyae Gauld, 1991
  • Hymenoepimecis heteropus (Kriechbaumer, 1890)
  • Hymenoepimecis japi Sobczak, Loffredo, Penteado-Dias & Gonzaga, 2009
  • Hymenoepimecis jordanensis Loffredo & Penteado-Dias, 2009
  • Hymenoepimecis kleini Pádua & Sobczak, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis longilobus Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson, 1913)
  • Hymenoepimecis pucallpina Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis rafaelmartinezi Pádua & Sääksjärvi, 2020
  • Hymenoepimecis ribeiroi Pádua & Sobczak, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis robertsae Gauld, 1991
  • Hymenoepimecis silvanae Loffredo & Penteado-Dias, 2009
  • Hymenoepimecis sooretama Sobczak, Loffredo, Penteado-Dias & Gonzaga, 2009
  • Hymenoepimecis tedfordi Gauld, 1991
  • Hymenoepimecis uberensis Pádua & Onody, 2015
  • Hymenoepimecis veranii Loffredo & Penteado-Dias, 2009

Source: Wikipedia, article Hymenoepimecis sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
110923313/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Ricardo A. Palonsky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hymenoepimecis sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.