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 extant species worldwide, and four 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, Germany, Mexico, The Netherlands, 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, 1920 - 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
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