Cleptes

Cleptes
	Cleptes semiauratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Subfamily:	Cleptinae
Genus:	Cleptes; Latreille, 1802
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.

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.

References

↑ P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467
↑ 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. hdl:10138/168389. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26624640.
↑ 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

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[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. hdl:10138/168389. 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

Cleptes

Cleptes semiauratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Chrysididae
Subfamily:	Cleptinae
Genus:	Cleptes Latreille, 1802
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)