revision of leucospidae 187 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Borneo: West Coast Residency, Ranau, 500 m, 28.ix.-7-x.1958, 1 $ (T. C. Maa) 

 (BBM, Honolulu). Sumatra: Bengkalis Island, 1885, 1 $ [Maindron) (MNHN, 

 Paris); P. Sebesi, 11.vi.1955, 1 $ (A. M. R. Wegner) (ZMU, Leiden). Sumbawa: 

 west, iv-v. 1927, 1 <$ (Rensch) (MNHU, Berlin). 



Leucospis funerea Schletterer 

 (Text-fig. 203) 



Leucospis funerea Schletterer, 1890 : 247-249, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), Maluku: 

 Ambon (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. 



This species has distinct short cross-rugae between the deep and dense punctures 

 on the disc of mesoscutum. The dull sculpture reminds one of some species classified 

 in the key with couplets 42-45. The examined specimens are mostly black, only 

 one female has a yellow band at the hind margin of the fifth tergite and two tiny 

 dots in front of the discal carina on the pronotum. This suggests some variation 

 in colour, probably similar to L. moleyrei Maindron. The only male I examined 

 has two small yellow spots on the pronotum and a small spot ventro-basally on 

 hind femur. The gaster is similar to the other species of this group; the first tergite 

 has narrow interspaces dorsally, the hind margin of the fourth tergite is indicated 

 laterally by a vague smooth line, margin of the fifth tergite laterally and dorsally 

 by a change in density of the punctures which are finer on the base of the sixth 

 tergite. The sternites are relatively narrow, medially depressed, the last sternite 

 fully 1 -5 times as long as broad, slightly expanding posteriorly, its apex broadly 

 rounded, subtruncate. Length of body 11-5 mm (in female 12-16 mm). 



Biology. Still unknown. 



Distribution. Maluku. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Maluku: Ambon (= Amboina), 1 $, paralectotype of funerea (Rosenberg) (MNHU, 

 Berlin); Ambon, Waai, i., ii., x. 1964, 2 $, 2 <$ (A. M. R. Wegner) (RNH, Leiden 

 andBMNH). 



Leucospis moleyrei Maindron 

 (Text-figs 204, 205) 



Leucospis Moleyrei Maindron, 1878 : cix-cx, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), New 



Guinea: Tjendravesih, Dorey (MNHN, Paris) [examined]. 

 Leucospis Kriegeri Enderlein, 1901 : 215-216, $■ LECTOTYPE °- (here designated), New 



Guinea: Milne Bay (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Leucospis nocticolor Strand, 191 16 : 162-163, <$. Holotype <J, New Guinea: Irian Barat, 



Taua (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Leucospis simillima Strand, 19116 : 169, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), New Guinea: 



Finschhafen (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 



