48 z. bouCek 



Distribution. Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy (but Schletterer, 1890, had syntypes also from 

 Obidos and Sao Paulo). 



Ecuador: Guayaquil, 1 $ [Buchwald) (NM, Vienna). Brazil: Taperinha nr 

 Santarem, ix. 1927, 1$ (Zerny) (NM, Vienna); Parana, Rondon, 28.x. 1957, i£ 

 (Plaumann) (BMNH); Itatiaya, 1927, 1$ (Seitz) (ZS, Munich); Guanabara, 

 Represa Rio Grande, x. 1967, 1$ [Alvarenga) (Townes); Santa Catarina, Nova 

 Teutonia, x.-iv., 132 $, 1 $ [Plaumann) (various depositories); Rio Grande do Sul, 

 Sao Leopoldo, 1896, 1$ (ZS, Munich). Paraguay: Alto Parana, 1$ (Schade) 

 (MCZ, Cambridge). Argentina: Misiones, Villa Lutecia nr San Ignacio, 1910, 

 1$ [Wagner) (MNHN, Paris); Loreto, 1 $ [A. Ogloblin) (FCNM, La Plata). 



Leucospis leucotelus Walker 



Lencospis leucotelus Walker, 1852 : 41, 9- LECTOTYPE ^ (here designated), Brazil: Para 



(BMNH, London) [examined]. 

 Leucospis apicalis Cresson, 1872 : 30, ^- LECTOTYPE £ (here designated), Mexico (ANS, 



Philadelphia) [examined]. 



I examined one of the two syntypes of L. apicalis (No. 1797. 1) and designate 

 it as lectotype. It is conspecific with the only original specimen (lectotype) of 

 L. leucotelus, as assumed already by Schletterer (1890 : 274) and Roman (1920 : 6). 



The specific name is accepted in its original form, although probably incorrect 

 in ending, which should be leuco-tela, if as an adjective; it might be meant as a 

 substantive in apposition and then acceptable, although then -telum would be 

 more correct. 



Although generally dark-coloured this species, as in L. propinqua Schletterer, 

 often has the face pale medially. 



Biology. Hosts unknown. This and the preceding species mimic in body and 

 colour various wasps. Several of these 'models' are listed by Ducke (1910 : 460). 



Distribution. Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Canal Zone, Colombia, Ecuador, 

 Guayana, French Guiana, Brazil. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Mexico: Guerrero, Acapulco, ix., 1$ [H. H. Smith) (BMNH). Guatemala: 

 Moca, Guatalon, 1000 m, 1931, 1$ [Bequaert) (MNHU, Berlin). Panama: Lino, 

 1 $ (MNHU, Berlin). Canal Zone: Fort Clayton, iii. 1944, 6$, 1 £ [Frick) (CAS, 

 San Francisco). Ecuador: Tena, iv. 1923, 1$ [F. X. Williams) (BBM, Honolulu); 

 Guayaquil, iii. 1923, 1$ [Buchwald) (TM, Budapest). Colombia: Dept. Boyaca, 

 Muzo, vi. 1936, 2$ [Bequaert) (MCZ, Cambridge). Guyana: Bartica, 1$ (TM, 

 Budapest). French Guiana: i$ (TM, Budapest); Cayenne, 2$; Bartioz, 1$ 



