Pimpla turionellae

Pimpla turionellae is a species of ichneumon wasp in the family Ichneumonidae.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Its host is the larvae and pupae of Galleria mellonella.^[6] This parasitoid is able to kill hosts with just its venom through cytotoxicity, but in order to reproduce, the parasitoid must be present and lay its eggs inside the host.^[6]

Pimpla turionellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Ichneumonidae
Genus:	Pimpla
Species:	P. turionellae
Binomial name
Pimpla turionellae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Pimpla turionellae:

• Pimpla turionellae basiflava Constantineanu & Ciochia, 1967 ^{c g}
• Pimpla turionellae moraguesi Schmiedeknecht, 1888 ^{c g}
• Pimpla turionellae turionellae ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[7] c = Catalogue of Life,^[1] g = GBIF,^[2] b = Bugguide.net^[3]