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Leucospis bakeri Crawford 



(Text-figs 222-224) 



Leucospis bakeri Crawford, 1914 : 457—458, $. Holotype 9. Philippines: Luzon, Los Bafios 



(USNM) [examined]. 

 Leucospis gonogastra Masi, 1932 : 36-38, figs 3, 4, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), 



Taiwan: Kankau (DEI, Eberswalde) [examined]. Syn. n. 



In addition to the holotype of L. bakeri I examined also the female specimen 

 mentioned by Weld (1922 : 30) from Cuias Panay. From the two 'cotypes' of 

 gonogastra I selected as lectotype the one described by Masi (1932) as having the 

 yellow markings more extended. The male was described by Weld (1922 : 30). 



The species is extremely close to L. maculata Weld, but always, seems to have 

 the mesoscutum yellow-marked, and the first tergite is different. In the female 

 its median line appears carinate, in the male (Text-fig. 224) the tergite is relatively 

 narrower, distinctly longer than broad, its sides subparallel. The posterior part 

 of gaster is relatively narrower, but the sternites in the male (Text-fig. 223) broader, 

 less elongate. The female of bakeri seems to have the discal carina on pronotum 

 less distinct and the orange-yellow band on the fifth tergite intersects the sheaths 

 at about the middle. L. bakeri is slightly smaller, more slender and less dark 

 than L. maculata. 



Biology. Host unknown. 



Distribution. Taiwan, Philippines (cf. Hedqvist, 1968 : 153), Borneo. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Taiwan: Kankau, 1 $ (Sauter), paralectotype of L. gonogastra (DEI, Eberswalde). 

 Philippines: Cuias Panay, 1 $ (McGregor) (CU, Ithaca); Luzon, Los Bafios, vii, 

 ix. 1916, 2 $, 1 £ (F. X. Williams) (BBM, Honolulu); Luzon, Acupan, Benguet, 1 °- 

 (C. S. Banks) (MCZ, Cambridge); Luzon, Bataan Prov., Dinalupihan, W. of Culo, 

 16.ix.1945, 1 $ (R. Dow) (MCZ, Cambridge); Luzon, Abatan, Buguias, 60 km S. of 

 Bontoc, 1800-2000 m, i.vi.1964, 1 $ (Torrevillas) (BBM, Honolulu). Borneo: 

 Kudat, 9.-18.1X.1927, 5 $, 1 £ (C. B. K. & H. M. P.) (BMNH). 



Leucospis maculata Weld 



(Text-fig. 221) 



Leucospis maculata Weld, 1922 : 30-32, <j>, Holotype $, West Malaysia: Penang (USNM) 

 [examined] . 



The BMNH has a female of this species from Penang, the type-locality, almost 

 identical with the holotype, except that the pale markings are slightly more reduced, 

 missing on the mesoscutum. At first I regarded these specimens as a form of 

 L. bakeri Crawford, but the discovery of the male convinced me that two close species 

 are involved. Unlike L. bakeri the female has the first tergite not carinate but 



