Species

Liosphex boreus Lohrmann in Lohrmann & Ohl, 2010

Liosphex boreus Lohrmann in Lohrmann & Ohl, 2010:7 (key), 14, ♂♀. Holotype ♀, USA: Kentucky, Louisville, August 1982 (BMNH, leg. Fitton, Quinlan & Riegler). - Lohrmann & Ohl, 2010Lohrmann, V. & M. Ohl 2010. World revision of the wasp genus Liosphex Townes, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae). Zootaxa 2384:1-43. (distribution); Lohrmann et al., 2020Lohrmann, V., Q. Zhang, P. Michalik, J. Blaschke, P. Müller, L. Jeanneau, & V. Perrichot 2020. †Cretolixon – a remarkable new genus of rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Rhopalosomatidae) from chemically tested, mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber supports the monophyly of Rhopalosomatinae. Fossil Record 23:215-236. (photograph of basal section of hind wing); Bulbol et al., 2021Bulbol, M.M., A. Somavilla, D.R. Rodrigues Fernandes & P.R. Bartholomay 2021. A new species of Liosphex Townes, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) from the Amazon forest and new records for the genus in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology :10 pp. (listed).

Area distribution map

map of Liosphex boreus Lohrmann in Lohrmann & Ohl, 2010

Literature

  • Bulbol, M.M., A. Somavilla, D.R. Rodrigues Fernandes & P.R. Bartholomay 2021. A new species of Liosphex Townes, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) from the Amazon forest and new records for the genus in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology :10 pp.
  • Lohrmann, V. & M. Ohl 2010. World revision of the wasp genus Liosphex Townes, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae). Zootaxa 2384:1-43.
  • Lohrmann, V., Q. Zhang, P. Michalik, J. Blaschke, P. Müller, L. Jeanneau, & V. Perrichot 2020. †Cretolixon – a remarkable new genus of rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Rhopalosomatidae) from chemically tested, mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber supports the monophyly of Rhopalosomatinae. Fossil Record 23:215-236.