The rare genus Leptofoenus Smith, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae, Leptofoeninae): new records, and aspects of its distribution

: Despite being the largest and most remarkable species of Chalcidoidea, species of Leptofoeninae are very rarely collected. Here, we expand the distribution range extension of the Leptofoenus howardi (Ashmead, 1895) for Rondonia and Minas Gerais, Leptofoenus stephanoides (Roman, 1920) for Rondonia, Espirito Santo and Sao Paulo and Leptofoenus westwoodi (Ashmead, 1895) for Roraima, Amazonas, Rondonia, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul.