Leucospis Bifasciata

''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:Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D
Catalogue of life
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* '' 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

References

Further reading

Wasp Wednesday: Leucospis

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Hymenoptera genera
Chalcidoidea