Leptofoenus
Leptofoenus is a genus of wasp in the family Pteromalidae, the type genus subfamily Leptofoeninae found in South America, Central America, and southern North America. The genus contains five living species and one extinct species known from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola. With body sizes ranging from Leptofoenus species are larger than nearly all other species in Pteromalidae. The genus bears a notable resemblance to the wasp families Pelecinidae, Gasteruptiidae, and Stephanidae.Species
All six known species are restricted to the western Hemisphere, most being found in South America and only one reaching North America.
- Leptofoenus howardi Paraguay, Brazil, Surinam
- Leptofoenus peleciniformis Smith Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica
- †Leptofoenus pittfieldae Engel Dominican Republic
- Leptofoenus rufus LaSalle & Stage Mexico, southwestern USA
- Leptofoenus stephanoides Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, southern Mexico
- Leptofoenus westwoodi Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama
