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Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in the collection of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom (Poland). The paper presents information on eight species of chalcidoid wasps of the family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) housed in the collection of Department of Natural History of the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom (Poland). The insects were collected mostly by researchers from Natural History Department of the Museum during their research trips. The collection consists of 76 specimens representing eight species collected in the following countries: Leucospis africana Cameron, 1907 (Botswana, new record for the country), Leucospis antiqua Walker, 1862 (New Caledonia), Leucospis bifasciata Klug, 1812 (Turkey), Leucospis carinifera Kriechbaumer, 1894 (Namibia), Leucospis dorsigera Fabricius, 1775 (Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Turkey), Leucospis gigas Fabricius, 1793 (Montenegro, Greece), Leucospis intermedia Illiger, 1807 (Turkey) and Micrapion clavaforme Steffan, 1948 (Namibia, new record for the country).