Notes on Palaearctic species of the family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), with new records from North Africa and Middle East Author Madl, M. Author Schwarz, M. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2014 2014-12-19 46 2 1569 1580 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5311305 0253-116X 5311305 Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER , 1807 Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : SPINOLA 1838: 442 (tax., Egypt ). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : SCHLETTERER 1890: 150 (tax.), 159 (tax), 167 (key), 170 (key), 195 (tax., descr., Algeria , Egypt without exact locality), pls 5 (fig. 11), 6 (fig. 29). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : BERLAND 1934b: 66 (key), 67 (key), 68 (biol., France (mainland), Morocco , Switzerland ). Leucospis intermedia GLL. (!): MASI 1949: 91 (tax., Israel ). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : NIKOLS’ KAYA 1952: 79 (key, tax., Iran without exact locality). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : BOUČEK 1956: 250 ( Cyprus , Israel , Turkey ). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : BOUČEK 1959: 437 (key, figs 11, 12), 443 (tax, biol., widely distributed in the Mediterranean region up to central Asia, Egypt ). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : BOUČEK 1974: 104 (key), 140 (tax.), 149 (tax.), 153 (tax., biol., Afganistan without exact locality, Algeria without exact locality, Egypt , Iran without exact locality, Israel without exact locality, Lebanon , Lybia), 165 (fig. 187), 156 (key). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : CASOLARI & CASOLARI MORENO 1980: 66 ( Egypt , cat. Spinola Collection Torino). Leucospis intermedia ILLIGER, 1807 : MADL 1989: 437 (key, figs 11, 12), 201 (tax., Israel without exact locality, Lebanon without exact locality). * Leucospis frenata n.sp. : KLUG 1834 : pl. 37 (figs 2, 3) (descr., Egypt ). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : WESTWOOD 1839: 247 (tax., descr., Egypt ). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : SCHLETTERER 1890: 156 (tax.), 167 (key), 170 (key), 200 (tax., descr., Egypt ), pl. 5 (fig. 16). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : DE DALLA TORRE 1898: 409 (cat.). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : SCHMIEDEKNECHT 1909: 16 (cat.). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : BOUČEK 1959: 443 (syn.). Leucospis frenata KLUG, 1834 : BOUČEK 1974: 153 (tax., type design.). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Jordan : N Shuna , 1, 20- 22.4.1996 , leg. M. Halada ; 1, 29- 30.4.1996 , leg. Ma. Halada – 10 km N Petra , 1, 3.5.1996 , leg. Mi. Halada – Jordan Valley, Dayr Alla, 1, 27.4.1996 , leg. Marek Halada ; 1, 27.4.1996 , leg. Mi. Halada – 20 km N Shuna , Tall ac Arbatin , 1, 19.4.1996 , leg. Marek Halada – Lebanon : Bsharri (Becharré), The Cedars , 1900 m , 1, 24- 30.6.1931 , leg. H. Zerny ( NHMW ) – Syria : 30 km S Suwayda Dibbin , 1, 15- 17.5.1996 , leg. Marek Halada – Iran : Province Mazandaran , 75 km S Chalus , 2400 m , N Passhöhe , 1, 24.7.1977 , leg. A.W. Ebmer. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Afghanistan , Albania , Algeria , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan, Croatia (mainland, Hvar, Krk), Cyprus , Czech Republic , Egypt , France (mainland, Corsica ), Germany , Greece (mainland), Hungary , Iran , Israel , Italy (mainland, Sardinia , Sicily ), Jordan , Kazakhstan , Lebanon , Lybia, Malta , Moldova , Morocco , Russia , Slovakia , Spain (mainland), Switzerland , Syria , Tajikistan , Turkey , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , Uzbekistan . First record for the fauna of Jordan and Syria .