New species and records of Leucospis Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera, Leucospidae) from Brazilian savannah in Central Brazil

This study documented the species of Leucospis Fabricius, 1775 (Hymenoptera, Leucospidae) found in Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Goiás state, and Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas, Chapada Gaúcha, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Surveys were conducted using Malaise, Möricke and light traps, and sweep nets over a year, from February 2018 to May 2019. During these samplings four species of Leucospis were captured: L. claudomiroi sp. nov. Perioto and Lara (16 specimens), L. aliena Bouček, 1974 (26), L. enderleini Ashmead, 1904 (five), and L. cayennensis Westwood, 1839 (one). Leucospis aliena and L. enderleini are recorded for the first time in Goiás and Minas Gerais states, while L. cayennensis is newly recorded for Goiás.