Five new species of Smith from the tropical Andes, with a key for the South American species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae).

Smith is a widely distributed pimpline genus with more than seventy known species. There are eight species previously reported from South America: (Cameron), Townes, Townes, Loffredo & Penteado-Dias, Smith, (Morley), Loffredo & Penteado-Dias and (Cresson). In this paper, we describe five new species: Araujo & Pádua, , Araujo & Pádua, , Araujo & Pádua, , Araujo & Pádua, , and Araujo & Pádua, All have been collected in cloud forests in the Colombian tropical Andes. An illustrated key to the South American species of the genus is also provided.