| Leaiopria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Diaprioidea |
| Family: | Diapriidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapriinae |
| Genus: | Leaiopria Dodd, 1915 |
Leaiopria is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the subfamily, Diapriinae, of the Diapriidae family [1] and was first described in 1915 by Alan Parkhurst Dodd. [1] [2] The type species is Leaiopria termitarii Dodd, 1915. [1] The genus was redescribed in 1980 by Ian D. Naumann and L. Masner. [3]
Wasps of this genus are found solely in Australia, [3] and are closely associated with Nasutitermes termites. [3] The close association of each species each with a single termite species has led to the likelihood that each wasp species has co-evolved with each termite species. [3] Whether the termite associates are hosts parasitized by these wasps is not known. [3] Species of this genus are subterranean species, with similar habits. [3]