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Leucospis - Leucospis slossonae - male

Leucospis - Leucospis slossonae - Male
Bull Creek, Osceola County, Florida, USA
September 24, 2021
Ovipositor short, only to T3,
Hind femur has 3 spikes then 1 fused one
Contains yellow unlike other Leucospis I have seen.

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Det. M. Buck. Most comparable to these individuals:


My additions: The combination of spur number on the hind femur (4-5, not 8+) and very short ovipositor should be diagnostic for Florida. The only other species with this combination in our area should be L. texana (GA, NC, TX). The difficulty is, the keys I have covering both species require even more magnification than here. The differences noted are in terms of sculpture of the face (between the antennae and near the ocelli, directly compared in detail), teeth on the hind femur (difference not directly specified), carina on the pronotum, wing pigmentation, and body markings (not directly compared). There is a note, though, that L. texana has yellowish scapes.

Trying to parse the info, L. texana seems to have only 4 teeth on the hind femur (3 sharp followed by 1 blunt) while L. slossonae has 5 teeth (3 widely separated, 1 "crowded but broad and distinct", followed by 1 tridentate).
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Further addition: Bouček noted the possibility that US records outside of Texas might represent misidentified L. slossonae. His key notes L. slossonae has the posterior of the gaster black (as here) whereas L. texana should have broad markings on the 5th and 6th tergites. He also notes L. slossonae has coarser punctation while that of L. texana, though dense, isn't very coarse. An update on his work shows clearer figures, at least in terms of scan quality. The hind tibiae seem to align well with L. slossonae (using L. rileyi as a proxy for L. texana). As far as pilosity, L. texana has longer hairs on the gaster and pronotum.
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Male
The very large teeth on the hind leg looks a lot like this guy. Hold on for an expert.
Leucospis slossonae: ♂

 
Yes
Correct, so does the length of the ovipositor... except the color pattern is different....

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