Leucospis elegans Klug, 1834

Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Abu El-Ghiet, Usama M., Elsheikh, Tarek Y. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2018, The family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the South of Saudi Arabia, with the first report of the genus Micrapion and description of Leucospis arabica sp. nov., Journal of Natural History 52 (31 - 32), pp. 2071-2096 : 2086

Leucospis elegans Klug, 1834

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Leucospis elegans Klug, 1834 : Dec. 4: 26. Holotype ♀: Arabia Felix.

Diagnosis

Body generally dark red/brown with extensive pale yellow in the following parts ( Figures 8 and 9 ): scape beneath with large oval spot, pronotum (except for red/brown anterior margin and bright red posterior margin), labrum and palpi, mesoscutellum (except red/ brown at base), postscutellum, exterior longitudinal streak on all tibiae, hind femur along its ventral and dorsal margins and apically (teeth black); two large oval markings occupying most of GT1, broad cross band on GT3, a cross band on posterior two-thirds of GT5, syntergum, mesoscutum dark brown dorsally, red/brown laterally. Fore wing infuscate, with a middle hyaline streak extending to base of wing.

Clypeus with median spine-like projection slightly longer than lateral lobes ( Figure 9 (a)); pronotum with three strong carinae, with preapical strongly elevated medially, while that of hind margin less elevated ( Figure 8 (b)); postscutellum evenly convex, not carinate or bidentate ( Figure 8 (b)); hind femur densely punctured, without smooth streaks, with triangular basal tooth as long as middle tooth, which are followed by smaller teeth ( Figure 8 (c)); ovipositor sheaths long, reaching posterior margin of GT1 ( Figure 9 (d)).

Figures

Figure 8. Leucospis elegans (female). (a) Habitus, dorso-lateral view; (b) head, antennae and pronotum, dorso-lateral view; (c) hind femur and tibia.

Figure 9. Leucospis elegans Klug, (female). (a) Head, frontal view; (b) mesoscutellum, postscutellum and propodeum, dorso-lateral view; (c) hind coxa; (d) gaster, dorsal view.