Leluthia Cameron, 1887

Belokobylskij, Sergey A. & Achterberg, Cornelis Van, 2021, Review of the braconid parasitoid subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, European Journal of Taxonomy 765 (1), pp. 1-143 : 74

Genus Leluthia Cameron, 1887

Type species

Leluthia mexicana Cameron, 1887 , designated by Viereck (1914).

Remarks

This widely distributed genus consist of two subgenera, Euhecabolodes Tobias, 1962 and Leluthia s. str. Species of Leluthia were recently recorded in the fauna of Afrotropical region for the first time by Belokobylskij (2020b).

Distribution

Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical and Palaearctic regions.

Key to Arabian species of the genus Leluthia

1. Notauli on dorsal part of mesoscutum subparallel. Second suture strongly evenly curved forwards and without sublateral breaks. Second metasomal tergite without sublateral furrows. Pterostigma pale brown, yellow basally and apically. Body length 1.6–3.1 mm. – Yemen................................... ...................................................................................... Leluthia (L.) abnormis Belokobylskij, 2020

– Notauli on dorsal part of mesoscutum convergent posteriorly. Second suture medially curved posterior and with distinct sublateral breaks. Second metasomal tergite strongly oblique sublateral furrows. Pterostigma mainly yellow. Body length 1.7–3.3 mm. – Yemen......................................... .................................................................................. Leluthia (L.) brevitergum Belokobylskij, 2020