New species of Hymenoepimecis Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from Brazilian Atlantic forest

Description of the male of Hymenoepimecis bicolor (Brullé, 1846) (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)

“…Within Polysphincta group, Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 (Ichneumonidae) wasps occur in the Neotropical region, from Mexico to Southern of Brazil (Gauld, 2000;Gauld and Dubois, 2006;Gonzaga and Sobczak, 2007;Loffredo and Penteado-Dias, 2009;Pádua et al, 2015). The species of this genus are characterized by the presence of a pocket-like structure on the pronotum; a mesopleuron with epicnemial carina vestigial or absent; the absence of the vein 3 rs-m in fore wing (Gauld, 1991); yellowish brown color and large ocelli (Gauld and Dubois, 2006).…”

Seven new species of spider-attacking Hymenoepimecis Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru, with an identification key to the world species

“…Currently, there are 20 described species in the genus (Yu et al 2012; and the majority of them have been discovered from Brazil (Brullé 1846;Kriechbaumer 1890;Loffredo and Penteado-Dias 2009;Sobczak et al 2009;Pádua et al 2015) and Central America (see Cresson 1865;Brues and Richardson 1913;Townes and Townes 1966;Gauld , 2000. Very little is known about the occurrence of the genus in other Latin American countries.…”

Description of the male Hymenoepimecis japi Sobczak et al. 2009 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) parasitoid of Leucauge roseosignata Mello-Leitão 1943 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

“…The genus Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 belongs to the Polysphincta genus-group (sensu Wahl and Gauld, 1998 or Polysphinctini sensu Townes, 1969) and has Neotropical distribution, occurring from Mexico to the South of Brazil (Gauld, 2000;Gauld and Dubois, 2006;Loffredo and Penteado-Dias, 2009;Sobczak et al, 2009).…”