First record of Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Uruguay with description of two new Leucospis species and new occurrence data

Nelson Wanderley Perioto; Rogéria Inês Rosa Lara

doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.027

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Nelson Wanderley Perioto Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, Laboratório de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Predadores e Parasitoides. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-0730 (unauthenticated)
Rogéria Inês Rosa Lara Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, Laboratório de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Predadores e Parasitoides. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-9081 (unauthenticated)

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.027

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Bee parasitoids, Distribution records, Malaise trap, Uruguayan fauna

Abstract

This study presents the first records of the parasitoid wasp family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) for Uruguay, based on material collected with Malaise traps in the Department of Rocha. Two new species are described and illustrated: Leucospis mujicai Perioto & Lara, sp. nov. and Leucospis nataliae Perioto & Lara, sp. nov., both placed within the speifera species-group. The previously known distributions of L. signifera Bouček, 1974 and L. coxalis Kirby, 1885 are extended to Uruguay. These findings fill a significant gap in the known distribution of leucospid wasps in South America, and contribute to the understanding of the diversity and biogeography of Leucospis in the Neotropics.

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First record of Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Uruguay with description of two new Leucospis species and new occurrence data

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