On the genus Sericopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1895 (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) in the Afrotropics, with the description of a new species
<i>Sericopimpla</i> Kriechbaumer, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) is a moderately large Darwin wasp genus distributed mostly in the Paleotropics and Australasian region. Here, we describe a new Afrotropical species of the genus, <i>S. kibalensis</i> <b>sp. nov</b>., and provide notes on the intraspecific variation of the other known Afrotropical species: <i>S. sericata</i> (Kriechbaumer, 1895). We record the genus for the first time from Uganda, based on specimens collected with Malaise traps in Kibale National Park.
Authors
- Emil M Österman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8307-5804)
- Kari Kaunisto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-0047)
- S. van Noort
- Tapani Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-0098)
- Ilari E. Sääksjärvi
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Iziko Museums of South Africa (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.181918
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
- Turun Yliopisto