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Genus of wasps

Cleptes
Cleptes semiauratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Subfamily: Cleptinae
Genus: Cleptes
Latreille, 1802
Species

Several, including:

Synonyms
  • Chrysocleptes (Moczar, 1962)
  • Holcocleptes (Moczar, 1962)
  • Leiocleptes (Moczar, 1962)
  • Melanocleptes (Moczar, 1962)
  • Neocleptes (Kimsey, 1981)
  • Oxycleptes (Moczar, 1962)
  • Zimmermannia (Moczar, 1962)

Cleptes is a genus of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Cleptinae. The genus contains 100 recognized species, making it the largest genus in the subfamily.

Morphology

Members of the genus can be distinguished from related genera due to their smaller eyes, head as wide as long, and tarsal claws with only one perpendicular submedial tooth.

References

  1. P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467
  2. Rosa, Paolo; Forshage, Mattias; Paukkunen, Juho; Soon, Villu (2015-11-06). "Cleptes pallipes Lepeletier synonym of Cleptes semiauratus (Linnaeus) and description of Cleptes striatipleuris sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae, Cleptinae)". Zootaxa. 4039 (4): 543–552. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4039.4.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26624640.
  3. Wei, N.-s.; Rosa, P.; Xu, Z.-f. 2013: Revision of the Chinese Cleptes (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) with description of new species. ZooKeys, 362, pages 55–96, doi:10.3897/zookeys.362.6175
  • Ducke, A. (1902). Ein neue südamerikanische Cleptes-Art. Zeitschr. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol., 2, 91–93.

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