Cleptinae Explained

Cleptinae is a small subfamily of cuckoo wasps in the family Chrysididae. There are 3 genera and almost 100 described species in Cleptinae, and they are parasitoids of prepupal larvae of tenthredinoid sawflies.^[1]

Genera

• Cleptes Latreille, 1802
• Cleptidea Mocsáry, 1904
• Lustrina Kurian, 1955

Further reading

• Book: A synopsis of the Chrysididae in America North of Mexico. 1982. Bohart . R. M.. Kimsey . L. S.. American Entomological Institute. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 33. 1–266. 10767294W.

Notes and References

1. Kimsey LS, Bohart RM (1991) The chrysidid wasps of the world. Oxford Science Publications, New York.