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Cleptes is a genus of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Cleptinae. The genus contains 100 recognized species, making it the largest genus in the subfamily.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyChrysididae

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taxon name
Cleptes
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Cleptes
taxon common name
plantegullvepser
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Cleptes is a genus of cuckoo wasps in the subfamily Cleptinae. The genus contains 100 recognized species, making it the largest genus in the subfamily.

==Morphology== Members of the genus can be distinguished from related genera due to their smaller eyes, head as wide as long, and tarsal claws with only one perpendicular submedial tooth.

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