Leucospis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Chalcidoidea

Familia: Leucospidae
Genus: Leucospis

Leucospis is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Leucospidae. Most species are brightly coloured with yellow and black patterning and about 2 cm long. They have characteristically enlarged femurs on the hind leg, with the lower margin toothed. The wings have a longitudinal fold and the long ovipositor is bent over their backs above the abdomen or metasoma. They are parasitic on wasps and solitary bees that construct cells and provision food for their offspring. The Leucospis larvae live and grow as ectoparasites of the host larvae. Usually, only one parasite emerges from a single cell. The genus Micrapion from South Africa is very closely related, and phylogenetic studies suggest merging of the two genera.[1] The genus Leucospis is found across the world in the tropical regions.[2][3]
Species

Species within this genus include:[4]

Leucospis addenda Boucek, 1974
Leucospis affinis Say, 1824
Leucospis africana Cameron, 1907
Leucospis aliena Boucek, 1974
Leucospis anthidioides Westwood, 1874
Leucospis antiqua Walker, 1862
Leucospis aruina Walker, 1862
Leucospis atriceps (Girault, 1925)
Leucospis aurantiaca Shestakov, 1923
Leucospis auripyga Boucek, 1974
Leucospis australis Walker, 1871
Leucospis azteca Cresson, 1872
Leucospis bakeri Crawford, 1915
Leucospis banksi Weld, 1922
Leucospis bifasciata Klug, 1814
Leucospis biguetina Jurine, 1807
Leucospis bioculata Boucek, 1974
Leucospis birkmani Brues, 1925
Leucospis brasiliensis Boucek, 1974
Leucospis brevicauda Fabricius, 1804
Leucospis buchi Hedqvist, 1968
Leucospis bulbiventris Cresson, 1872
Leucospis calligastri (Ferrière, 1938)
Leucospis carinifera Kriechbaumer, 1894
Leucospis cayennensis Westwood, 1839
Leucospis clavigaster Boucek, 1974
Leucospis colombiana Boucek, 1974
Leucospis conicus (Schrank, 1802)
Leucospis coxalis Kirby, 1885
Leucospis darjilingensis Mani, 1937
Leucospis desantisi Boucek, 1974
Leucospis dorsigera Fabricius, 1775
Leucospis egaia Walker, 1862
Leucospis elegans Klug, 1834
Leucospis enderleini Ashmead, 1904
Leucospis fallax Boucek, 1974
Leucospis femoricincta Boucek, 1974
Leucospis fuelleborniana Enderlein, 1903
Leucospis funerea Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis genalis Boucek, 1974
Leucospis gigas Fabricius, 1793
Leucospis giraulti Boucek, 1974
Leucospis glaesaria Engel, 2002
Leucospis globigera Boucek, 1974
Leucospis guzeratensis Westwood, 1839
Leucospis histrio Maindron, 1878
Leucospis holubi Boucek, 1974
Leucospis hopei Westwood, 1834
Leucospis ignota Walker, 1862
Leucospis imitans Boucek, 1974
Leucospis incarnata Westwood, 1839
Leucospis insularis Kirby, 1900
Leucospis intermedia Illiger, 1807
Leucospis japonica Walker, 1871
Leucospis klugii Westwood, 1839
Leucospis lankana Boucek & Narendran, 1981
Leucospis latifrons Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis leptomera Boucek, 1974
Leucospis leucotelus Walker, 1852
Leucospis mackerrasi Naumann, 1981
Leucospis maculata Weld, 1922
Leucospis malaica Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis manaica Roman, 1920
Leucospis metatibialis Boucek, 1974
Leucospis mexicana Walker, 1862
Leucospis micrura Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis miniata Klug, 1834
Leucospis moleyrei Maindron, 1878
Leucospis morawitzi Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis nambui Habu, 1977
Leucospis namibica Boucek, 1974
Leucospis nigerrima Kohl, 1908
Leucospis nigripyga Boucek, 1974
Leucospis niticoxa Boucek, 1974
Leucospis obsoleta Klug, 1834
Leucospis opalescens Weld, 1922
Leucospis ornata Westwood, 1839
Leucospis osmiae Boucek, 1974
Leucospis parvula Boucek, 1974
Leucospis pediculata Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Leucospis petiolata Fabricius, 1787
Leucospis pictipyga Boucek, 1974
Leucospis pinna Grissell & Cameron, 2002
Leucospis poeyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Leucospis procera Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis propinqua Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis pubescens Boucek, 1974
Leucospis pulchella Crawford, 1915
Leucospis pulcherrima Nagase, 2007
Leucospis pulchriceps Cameron, 1909
Leucospis pyriformis (Weld, 1922)
Leucospis regalis Westwood, 1874
Leucospis reversa Boucek, 1974
Leucospis rieki Boucek, 1974
Leucospis rileyi Schletterer, 1890
Leucospis robertsoni Crawford, 1909
Leucospis robusta Weld, 1922
Leucospis rostrata Boucek, 1974
Leucospis santarema Walker, 1862
Leucospis schlettereri Schulthess-Schindler, 1899
Leucospis sedlaceki Boucek, 1974
Leucospis signifera Boucek, 1974
Leucospis sinensis Walker, 1862
Leucospis slossonae Weld, 1922
Leucospis speifera Walker, 1862
Leucospis sumichrastii Cresson, 1872
Leucospis texana Cresson, 1872
Leucospis tricolor Kirby, 1883
Leucospis vallicaucaensis Pujade-Villar & Caicedo, 2010
Leucospis vanharteni Schmid-Egger, 2010
Leucospis varicollis Cameron, 1909
Leucospis ventricosa Boucek, 1974
Leucospis versicolor Boucek, 1974
Leucospis violaceipennis Strand, 1911
Leucospis viridis Vago & Pauly, 2003
Leucospis williamsi Boucek, 1974
Leucospis xylocopae Burks, 1961
Leucospis yasumatsui Habu, 1961

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