Leptomenes Explained
Leptomenes is a mainly Afrotropical genus of potter wasps. It was previously a much larger genus, though many species have been transferred to other genera such as Eumenidiopsis, Stroudia, and Tachymenes.
Species
The following species are included in Leptomenes:[1]
- Leptomenes baphomet Selis, 2020
- Leptomenes convexus Giordani Soika, 1987
- Leptomenes cribratus Giordani Soika, 1983
- Leptomenes eumenoides (Smith, 1857)
- Leptomenes laethificus Giordani Soika, 1941
- Leptomenes major Giordani Soika, 1977
- Leptomenes obliquepunctatus Selis, 2023
- Leptomenes pulawskii Gusenleitner, 1997
- Leptomenes richardsi Giordani Soika, 1975
- Leptomenes schulthessianus (de Saussure, 1890)
- Leptomenes stevensoni Giordani Soika, 1977
- Leptomenes ugandensis Giordani Soika, 1940
Notes and References
- Selis . Marco . 2023-01-17 . Taxonomy of the Afrotropical genus Leptomenes Giordani Soika, with description of a new species from South Africa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) . Zootaxa . en . 5228 . 5 . 584–594 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.5.3 . 1175-5334.
