Cleptes

Cleptes
Cleptes semiauratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Subfamily:	Cleptinae
Genus:	Cleptes Latreille, 1802 [1]
Species
Several, including: Cleptes semicyaneus Cleptes striatipleuris
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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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.

External links

• Data related to Cleptes at Wikispecies
• "Cleptes". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• Cleptes at insectoid.info