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Leucospidae

Leucospid wasps of Africa and Madagascar

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea)

Classification

 

Leucospis

Micrapion

 

Neleucospis

Distribution Worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions.
Biology Ectoparasitoids of solitary bees (Apidae) and wasps (Eumeninae and Sphecidae).

References

Gibson A.P. 1993. Superfamilies Mymarommatoidea and Chalcidoidea (pp. 570-655). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).

 


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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