- Source: Laelius (wasp)
Laelius is a genus of hymenopteran parasitoids in the family Bethylidae. Laelius species are ectoparasitoids of immature stages of beetles, such as Dermestidae, and thus are commonly taken indoors. There are 57 extent species worldwide and 4 additional species known from fossil records in amber. A number of species have recently been moved from the genus Rhabdepyris to Laelius.
Living species and their distribution:
Laelius agraensis Kurian, 1955 - India
Laelius akares Barbosa & Azevedo, 2009 - Madagascar
Laelius anfractuosus Benoit, 1952 - Algeria
Laelius anthrenivorus Trani, 1909 - France, Italy, Romania
Laelius antropovi Gorbatovsky, 1955 - Russia
Laelius arryni Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius baratheoni Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius billi Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA
Laelius bipartitus Kieff er, 1906 - France
Laelius borealis Vikberg, 2005 - Finland, Sweden
Laelius brachistos Barbosa & Azevedo, 2010 - United Arab Emirtates
Laelius canchinensis (Azevedo, 1992) - Brazil
Laelius centratus (Say, 1836) - Canada, Mexico, USA
Laelius elisae Russo, 1938 - Italy
Laelius femoralis (Förster, 1860) - Finland, Germany, Sweden
Laelius firmipennis (Cameron, 1905) - South Africa
Laelius fulvipes Kieffer, 1906 - Israel, Italy, Romania, Spain
Laelius fumimarginalis Vikberg, 2005 - Sweden
Laelius glossinae (Turner & Waterston, 1916) - Malawi
Laelius gracilis (Evans, 1965) - Mexico, USA
Laelius haplos Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011 - Australia
Laelius hirticulus (Evans, 1965) - Brazil, Panama
Laelius huachucae (Evans, 1965) - USA
Laelius lannisteri Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius maboya (Snelling, 1996) - British Virgin Island
Laelius martelli Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius mekes Barbosa & Azevedo, 2009 - Madagascar
Laelius mellipes (Evans, 1965) - USA
Laelius mesitioides (Duchaussoy, 1916) - Canary Islands
Laelius microneurus (Kieff er, 1906) - Belgium, France, Japan
Laelius minutulus (Evans, 1965) - Peru
Laelius muesebecki (Evans, 1965) - Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, USA
Laelius multilineatus (Evans, 1966) - Ecuador
Laelius naniwaensis Terayama, 2006 - Japan
Laelius nigriscapus (Evans, 1965) - Argentina
Laelius nigrofemoratus Terayama, 2006 - Japan
Laelius ogmos Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011 - Thailand
Laelius parcepilosus Vikberg, 2005 - Finland
Laelius pedatus (Say, 1836) - Brazil, Canada, Mexico, UAE, USA
Laelius perrisi Kieffer, 1906 - France
Laelius quadrangulus Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011 - Australia
Laelius ruficrus Kieffer, 1906 - Italy
Laelius rufipes (Förster, 1860) - France, Germany
Laelius seticornis (Duchaussoy, 1916) - Canary Islands
Laelius simplex Evans, 1978 - USA
Laelius sinicus Xu, He & Terayama, 2003 - China
Laelius starki Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius targaryeni Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius tibialis Kieffer, 1906 - France
Laelius titanokkos Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011 - Thailand
Laelius tullyi Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014 - Brazil
Laelius utilis Cockcrell, 192 - Canada, Sweden, USA
Laelius versicolor (Evans, 1970) - Virgin Islands
Laelius virilis Vikberg, 2005 - Finland
Laelius voracis Muesebeck, 1939 - India, USA
Laelius yamatonis Terayama, 2006 - Japan
Laelius yokohamensis Terayama, 2006 - Japan
Extinct species:
Laelius rovnensis Barbosa & Azevedo, 2012
Laelius preteritus Barbosa & Azevedo, 2012
Laelius pallidus Brues, 1933
Laelius nudipennis Brues, 1933