i8o Z. BOUCEK 



Honolulu). Japan: i $ (UM, Oxford); Yokohama, vii. 1923, 1 $ (BBM, Honolulu); 

 Kanaya (? nr Tokyo), viii-x. 1952, 2 $, 1 $ (Minamikawa) (NIAS, Tokyo); Kyushu, 

 Kagoshima, 7.ix.i9ii, 1 <$ (Sauter) (DEI, Eberswalde) . 



Leucospis pulchella Crawford 



(Text-fig. 185) 



Leucospis pulchellus Crawford, 1914 : 457-458, $. Holotype 9> Philippines: Luzon, Los 

 Bafios (USNM) [examined]. 



The holotype is a small specimen, probably a dwarf and may prove to belong 

 to the same species as the following L. banksi Weld when more material is known. 

 I separated it in the key from banksi on some characters but I do not think that 

 they are very reliable. The type, as is common in smaller specimens, has the 

 puncturation relatively sparser and coarser than L. banksi, the interspaces on the 

 fifth tergite are nearly as broad as the punctures. Also the hind coxa shows fewer 

 punctures and the tooth dorso-posteriorly is only vaguely indicated. Both these 

 characters were used already by Weld (1922 : 9). 



Biology. Unknown. 



Distribution. Philippines. 



No other material is known apart from the holotype. 



Leucospis banksi Weld 

 (Text-fig. 186) 



Leucospis banksi Weld, 1922 : 21-22, £• Holotype 9. Philippines: Luzon, Los Bafios (USNM) 

 [examined]. 



As mentioned above this species may prove to be synonymous with L. pulchella 

 Crawford. 



Apart from the holotype kindly submitted from the USNM, I examined another 

 female nearly of the same size and hardly different in colour or structure. The 

 species seems to have a similar colour variation as the typically coloured 

 L. petiolata Fabricius (with reddish gaster) : red of the gaster rather uniform with 

 abruptly black apex beginning with hind margin of fifth tergite, or this tergite 

 irregularly getting darker posteriorly. The first tergite has sometimes posteriorly 

 the lateral whitish spots (as in pulchella) and has the interspaces sublaterally, 

 hardly to distinctly broader than the punctures. Although being of nearly the 

 same size as the holotype, the other female seems to show some characters 

 intermediate between the holotypes of banksi and pulchella. 



Biology. Unknown. 



Distribution. Philippines. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Philippines: Palo, Loyte, i.xii.1957, 1 $ (BBM, Honolulu). 



