Leucospidae - 20 Species, Identification & Facts

Leucospis affinis

Identification: Hind femur less stout and with a broad basal tooth and at least 7 smaller teeth; ovipositor very long and reaching the mesosoma. L. a. affinis - body with yellow markings (widespread) Californian variant - mesoscutum often with a pair

Leucospis birkmani

Identification: "The roundish medial spot at the anterior edge of the pronotum is distinctive for this species." (comment by Norm Woodley) Morphologically, the immaculate scutellum rules out L. affinis and L. slossonae .

Leucospis robertsoni

Identification: This is one of three large, red chalcidoids that are mimics of various red-and-black mason wasps in Florida and surrounding states. Most images here were previously misidentified as Leucospis affinis floridana . Leucospis robertsoni ,

Leucospis slossonae

Identification: This is one of three large, red chalcidoids that are mimics of various red-and-black mason wasps in Florida and surrounding states. Most images here were previously misidentified as Leucospis affinis floridana , which is actually quit