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