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 <small>Kurian, 1955</small> - India
- Laelius akares <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2009</small> - Madagascar
- Laelius anfractuosus <small>Benoit, 1952</small> - Algeria
- Laelius anthrenivorus <small>Trani, 1909</small> - France, Italy, Romania
- Laelius antropovi <small>Gorbatovsky, 1955</small> - Russia
- Laelius arryni <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius baratheoni <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius billi <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA
- Laelius bipartitus <small>Kieff er, 1906</small> - France
- Laelius borealis <small>Vikberg, 2005</small> - Finland, Sweden
- Laelius brachistos <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2010</small> - United Arab Emirtates
- Laelius canchinensis <small>(Azevedo, 1992)</small> - Brazil
- Laelius centratus <small>(Say, 1836)</small> - Canada, Mexico, USA
- Laelius elisae <small>Russo, 1938</small> - Italy
- Laelius femoralis <small>(Förster, 1860)</small> - Finland, Germany, Sweden
- Laelius firmipennis <small>(Cameron, 1905)</small> - South Africa
- Laelius fulvipes <small>Kieffer, 1906</small> - Israel, Italy, Romania, Spain
- Laelius fumimarginalis <small>Vikberg, 2005</small> - Sweden
- Laelius glossinae <small>(Turner & Waterston, 1916)</small> - Malawi
- Laelius gracilis <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - Mexico, USA
- Laelius haplos <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011</small> - Australia
- Laelius hirticulus <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - Brazil, Panama
- Laelius huachucae <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - USA
- Laelius lannisteri <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius maboya <small>(Snelling, 1996)</small> - British Virgin Island
- Laelius martelli <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius mekes <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2009</small> - Madagascar
- Laelius mellipes <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - USA
- Laelius mesitioides <small>(Duchaussoy, 1916)</small> - Canary Islands
- Laelius microneurus <small>(Kieff er, 1906)</small> - Belgium, France, Japan
- Laelius minutulus <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - Peru
- Laelius muesebecki <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, USA
- Laelius multilineatus <small>(Evans, 1966)</small> - Ecuador
- Laelius naniwaensis <small>Terayama, 2006</small> - Japan
- Laelius nigriscapus <small>(Evans, 1965)</small> - Argentina
- Laelius nigrofemoratus <small>Terayama, 2006</small> - Japan
- Laelius ogmos <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011</small> - Thailand
- Laelius parcepilosus <small>Vikberg, 2005</small> - Finland
- Laelius pedatus <small>(Say, 1836)</small> - Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, The Netherlands, UAE, USA
- Laelius perrisi <small> Kieffer, 1906</small> - France
- Laelius quadrangulus <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011</small> - Australia
- Laelius ruficrus <small>Kieffer, 1906</small> - Italy
- Laelius rufipes <small>(Förster, 1860)</small> - France, Germany
- Laelius seticornis <small>(Duchaussoy, 1916)</small> - Canary Islands
- Laelius simplex <small>Evans, 1978</small> - USA
- Laelius sinicus <small>Xu, He & Terayama, 2003</small> - China
- Laelius starki <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius targaryeni <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius tibialis <small>Kieffer, 1906</small> - France
- Laelius titanokkos <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2011</small> - Thailand
- Laelius tullyi <small>Barbosa & Azevedo, 2014</small> - Brazil
- Laelius utilis <small>Cockcrell, 1920</small> - Canada, Sweden, USA
- Laelius versicolor <small>(Evans, 1970)</small> - Virgin Islands
- Laelius virilis <small>Vikberg, 2005</small> - Finland
- Laelius voracis <small>Muesebeck, 1939</small> - India, USA
- Laelius yamatonis <small>Terayama, 2006</small> - Japan
- Laelius yokohamensis <small>Terayama, 2006 </small> - Japan
Extinct species:
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