Cleptes Explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

• Ducke, A. (1902). Ein neue südamerikanische Cleptes-Art. Zeitschr. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol., 2, 91–93.

External links

• Cleptes at insectoid.info

Notes and References

1. 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 . en . 4039 . 4 . 543–552 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.4.4 . 26624640 . 1175-5334.
2. 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,