Leptofoenus

Leptofoenus
	Leptofoenus rufus (female)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Pelecinellidae
Genus:	Leptofoenus; Smith, 1862
Species
	L. howardi; L. peleciniformis; †L. pittfieldae; L. rufus; L. stephanoides; L. westwoodi;

Leptofoenus is a genus of wasp in the family Pteromalidae, the type genus subfamily Leptofoeninae found in South America, Central America, and southern North America.^[1]^[2] The genus contains five living species and one extinct species known from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola.^[1] With body sizes ranging from 11–27 millimetres (0.43–1.06 in) Leptofoenus species are larger than nearly all other species in Pteromalidae.^[1] The genus bears a notable resemblance to the wasp families Pelecinidae, Gasteruptiidae, and Stephanidae.^[1]

Species

All six known species are restricted to the western Hemisphere, most being found in South America and only one reaching North America.

Leptofoenus howardi (Ashmead) Paraguay, Brazil, Surinam
Leptofoenus peleciniformis Smith Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica
†Leptofoenus pittfieldae Engel Dominican Republic (Early Miocene)
Leptofoenus rufus LaSalle & Stage Mexico, southwestern USA
Leptofoenus stephanoides (Roman) Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, southern Mexico
Leptofoenus westwoodi (Ashmead) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Engel, M.S. (2005). "The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic". ZooKeys. 13: 57–66. doi:10.3897/zookeys.13.159.
^ Iturralde-Vinent, M.A.; MacPhee, R.D.E. (1996). "Age and Paleogeographical Origin of Dominican Amber". Science. 273 (5283): 1850–1852. doi:10.1126/science.273.5283.1850.

[Engel2009-1] Engel, M.S. (2005). "The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic". ZooKeys. 13: 57–66. doi:10.3897/zookeys.13.159.

[IVMcP1996-2] Iturralde-Vinent, M.A.; MacPhee, R.D.E. (1996). "Age and Paleogeographical Origin of Dominican Amber". Science. 273 (5283): 1850–1852. doi:10.1126/science.273.5283.1850.

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