1. Hymenoepimecis robertsae Gauld, 1991

Hymenoepimecis robertsae Gauld 1991: 339 [holotype ♀ (INBio), Costa Rica, Guanacaste Prov., Guanacaste National Park, Casa Maritza, 560 m, x.1988, coll. I.D. Gauld & P. Mitchell; ♀ ♂, Panama; host].

References. Gauld et al. 1998: 121 [in key; Costa Rica]. Gauld 2000: 216 [in key; Costa Rica]. Gonzaga et al. 2010 [host, biology; Brazil (São Paulo)]. Pádua et al. 2020b: 60, 62 [in key].

Material examined. MEXICO. Oaxaca: 1 ♀ (TAMU) 2 mi. N of Candelaria Loxicha, 17.vii.1985, coll. Jones & Schaffner.

Distribution. Mexico (Oaxaca), Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil. First record of genus and species from Mexico.

Biology. Parasitoid of Nephila clavipes (L.) ( Araneidae) in Costa Rica (Gauld 1991) and Brazil (Gonzaga et al. 2010).