Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907

Madl, M., Schwarz, M. & K, Micrapion, 2012, Catalogue and faunistics of the family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the Ethiopian region exluding Malagasy subregion, Linzer biologische Beiträge 44 (2), pp. 1221-1235 : 1222-1223

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907

Leucospis africana sp.nov.: CAMERON 1907: 204 (descr., South Africa).

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907 : WELD 1922: 37 (cat.).

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907 : BOUČEK 1974: 102 (key), 105 (figs 123-126, only fig. 126: Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa), 106 (tax., type design., descr., biol., Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), 231 (host-parasite cat.).

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907 : MEDLER 1980: 458 (cat. Nigeria).

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907 : RASPLUS 1987: 173 (tax., biol., Ivory Coast).

Leucospis africana CAMERON 1907 : GESS 1981: 33 (biol., South Africa).

H o s t s: Megachilidae : Megachile spinarum COCKERELL 1937 ( GESS 1981: 33), Serapista denticulata (SMITH 1854) ( BOUČEK 1974: 108) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of

Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,

Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Central African Republic: 80 km N Kembe (04°29’N / 21°53’E) 1 16.07.1985 leg. H. Dollfuss – 70 km NNE Bangui, 445 m (04°57’N / 18°46’E) 1 24.- 28.11.2010 leg. J. Halada – Kenya: Voi, Tsavo 1 22.11.- 02.12.1996 leg. Mi. Halada – Taita Hills, Wundanyi 1 05.- 10.04.1997 leg. Ma. Halada – Malawi: 85 km SE Lilongwe, Dedza 1 17.- 19.12.2001 leg. J. Halada – Mozambique: Prov. Manicata, 70 km SE Chimoio 1 23.- 24.12.2003 leg. J. Halada – Namibia: Rundu 1 19.01.1993, 1 20.01.1993, 1 1 22.01.1993, 1 23.01.1993 leg. J. Gusenleitner – Nigeria: Gashaka Gumfi National Park, 30 km SE Serti, 450 m (07°21’N / 11°32’E) 1 24.04.- 08.05.2011 leg. J. Halada – South Africa: Mpumalanga, Waterval-Boven, Elans River 1 18.01.2000 leg. J. Halada – Western Cape, Klein-Karroo, Ladismith 1 25.10.1999 leg. M. Halada – Western Cape, Klein-Karroo, Barrydale 1 16.12.2002 leg. Ma. Halada – Western Cape, Klein-Karroo, Langberg, Grot River 1 15.12.2002 leg. Ma. Halada – Western Cape, Mossel Bay, Route, Herbertsdale – Langberg 1 1 19.01.2001 leg. M. Snižek – Western Cape, Ashton (Robertson) 2 26.10.1999 leg. Ma. Halada – Western Cape, E Clanwilliam 1 10.10.1999 leg. M. Halada – Orange Free State, N Ficksburg, R. 70 1 17.01.2003 leg. M. Snižek – Tanzania: Mombo 1 09.- 11.01.1996 leg. M. Snižek – 25 km SEE Kasulu, 1200 m (04°44’S / 30°11’E) 1 28.12.2006 leg. J. Halada – Province Mbeya, Mbeya 1 05.01.2007 leg. J. Halada – 35 km NE Mbeya, 1150 m (08°46’S / 33°41’E) 1 04.01.2007 leg. J. Halada – Zambia: 40 km SSW Solwezi 1 08.12.2004 leg. M. Snižek & Tichý – 27 km E Solwezi 1 08.11.2005 leg. M. Snižek – 60 km W Solwezi 1 04.- 06.01.2003 leg. J. Halada – 45 km SE Kilwa 1 12.- 15.01.2003 leg. J. Halada – Mansa, Lake Bangweulu 1 18.11.2004 leg. M. Snižek – Zimbabwe: 30 km W Harare 1 29.11.1999 leg. Ma. Halada – 25 km NE Sanva, Nyagui River (Bindura) 1 15.12.1998 leg. J. Halada – 40 km S Chipinge, Mount Selinda 3 13.12.1998 leg. M Halada – Chimanimani, Nature Park 1 14.12.1998 leg. S. Bečvař, 2 14.12.1998 leg. M. Halada – Mavhuradonha Saf. A., 15 km SE Muzarabani 1 17.12.1998 leg. M. Halada.

New record for the the fauna of Namibia. Leucospis africana CAMERON is not mentioned in SCHMIEDEKNECHT (1909). Megachile spinarum COCKERELL and Serapista denticulata (SMITH) are not mentioned as parasitoids in EARDLEY & URBAN (2010: 331, 249).