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 Author Padua, Diego Galvao de Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. Andre Araujo, 2936, Petropolis, 69067 - 375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-2978 paduadg@gmail.com Author Saeaeksjaervi, Ilari Eerikki Biodiversity Unit, Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FIN- 20014, Turku, Finland Author Monteiro, Ricardo Ferreira Laboratorio de Ecologia de Insetos, Depto. de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, 21941 - 971, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-9693 Author Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. Andre Araujo, 2936, Petropolis, 69067 - 375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil text ZooKeys 2020 935 57 92 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.935.50492 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.935.50492 1313-2970-935-57 3540FBBB2B874908A2EF017E67FE5604 E3E915D8832354FFABDD77DD100DC24E Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson, 1913) Figures 10 , 25 , 40 , 55 , 70 , 85 Epimecis neotropica Brues & Richardson, 1913: 495. Hymenoepimecis neotropica (Brues & Richardson): Viereck, 1912: 149 Diagnosis. See Padua et al. (2015) . Male. Unknown. Distribution. Brazil, Guiana, Ecuador** and Peru* (Fig. 112 ). Biological notes. Parasitoid of Araneus omnicolor (Keyserling, 1893) ( Araneae : Araneidae ) ( Sobczak et al. 2012 ). Material examined. Ecuador, Dept. Orellana, Tiputini, 00°37'55"S , 76°08'39"W , a.s.l.: 220-250 m., 29.vi.1998, Fogging, Lot #1801 (T.L. Erwin et al. leg.), 1♀, ZMUT. Peru: Loreto, Maynas, Bosque ribereno , 18M 533166E/9583208N, 129 m., 23.vii.2008, Manual (C. Castillo leg.), 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 18M 596425E/9520800N, 102 m., Pantano arboreo , 8.vii.2008, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Pantano herbaceo , 18M 598912E/9522935N, 117 m., 12.vii.2008, Manual, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Alto Nanay, Qda. Lobilios, 119 m., Bosque de arena blanca, 18M 0565793E/9610621N, 20.xii.2008, Colecta manual, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 10.xii.2008, Bosque de arena blanca, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Albarenga north, 195 m., Colinas fuertmnt. Disect. [sic], 18M 0530961E/9646100N, 20.xi.2008, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 130 m., 18M 0532028E/9647431N, Bosque de Terraza media, 11.xi.2008, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Iquitos area, Allpahuayo, 22.v-11.vi.2000, Malaise trap, white sand (I.E. Saeaeksjaervi et al. leg.), APHI, E3/7, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 16.vii-02.viii.2000, clay, APHI, J1/10, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 04-17.x.2000, APHI, H1/14, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 30°58'00"S , 73°25'16"W , 12-18.ix.2011 ( Gomez & Saeaeksjaervi leg.), 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Pucallpa, 7.vi.1963 (J.M. Schunke leg.), 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but Rio Nanay, ca. Diamante azul, Colinas fuertmnt disect [sic], 131 m., 18M 638497E/9570148N, 10.xi.2008, Manual (L. Huerto leg.), 1♀, ZMUT idem, but Dept. of Loreto, Iquitos area, Allpahuayo, Malaise trap, (I.E. Saeaeksjaervi et al. leg.), 11-16.viii.2000, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but J1, 20.i.2001, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but F1(3), 8.iii.2000, 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but I1 (11), 18.vii.2000, 1♀, ZMUT; Madre de Dios, Tambopata, NNRR, Explorer's inn, 12°50'S , 69°17'W , 189 msnm, 15-18.v.2008 (L. Figueroa & M. Alvarado leg.), 1♀, ZMUT; idem, but 18-19.xii.2008, Malaise trap (M. Alvarado & L. Sulca leg.), 1♀, ZMUT.