New records of the genus Acropimpla (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from the Afrotropical Region
Abstract
Acropimpla lutea sp. n. is described from Uganda and illustrated. Acropimpla alboscutellaris (Szépligeti, 1908) is recorded from Kenya for the first time.
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