Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883

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 : 1227-1228

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 (fig. 3)

Leucospis tricolor n.sp.: KIRBY 1883: 69 (descr., biol., South Africa).

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 : SCHLETTERER 1890: 161 (biol.), 221 (tax., footnote: descr., biol., South Africa).

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 : DE DALLA TORRE 1898: 414 (cat.).

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 : SCHMIEDEKNECHT 1909: 17 (cat.).

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 : BOUČEK 1974: 106 (key), 109 (fig. 150), 111 (figs 151-153), 124 (tax.), 126 (tax., biol., " Congo ", Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania ( Tanzania, Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe), 231 (host-parasite cat.).

Leucospis tricolor KIRBY 1883 : MEDLER 1980: 458 (cat. Nigeria).

H o s t s: Megachilidae : Pachyanthidium bicolor (LEPELETIER DE SAINT- FARGEAU 1841) ( BOUČEK 1974: 128), Pachyanthidium cordatum (SMITH 1854) ( KIRBY 1883: 69) , Pseudanthidium truncatum (SMITH 1854) ( BOUČEK 1974: 128), Serapista denticulata (SMITH 1854) ( BOUČEK 1974: 128, 129).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Central African Republic, " Congo ", Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania ( Tanzania, Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Central African Republic: 60 km SE Bouar, 860 m (05°42’N / 16°E) 2 30.03.2010 leg. J. Halada – Kenya: E Garsen, W Witu 1 07.12.2007 leg. M. Snižek – near Mwingi 1 07.04.2007 leg. J. Halada – Mozambique: Province Manica, 65 km W Chimoio 1 10.- 11.12.2003 leg. J. Halada – South Africa: 35 km N Port Edward, 450 m (30°45’S / 30°09’E) 1

1 28.12.2008 leg. J. Halada.

New record for the fauna of Central African Republic and Kenya. Pachyanthidium bicolor (LEPELETIER DE SAINT- FARGEAU), Pachyanthidium cordatum (SMITH) ,

Pseudanthidium truncatum (SMITH) and Serapista denticulata (SMITH) are not mentioned as parasitoids in EARDLEY & URBAN (2010: 243, 243, 248, 249).