Neodryinus antiquus Benoit, 1954

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 566

1. Neodryinus antiquus Benoit, 1954

( Fig. 248E )

Neodryinus antiquus Benoit 1954: 402 ; Olmi 1984: 1069; 1994c: 10; Azevedo et al. 2010: 901; Olmi et al. 2016: 84 .

Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 4.4–5.0 mm. Head black, except mandible reddish; antenna totally brown, or with flagellomere 3, distal part of 2 and proximal part of 4 yellow; occasionally antenna brown, except ventral side of scape whitish; mesosoma black, occasionally with lateral regions of pronotum testaceous; metasoma brown-black; legs brown-reddish; occasionally legs brown, except tarsi testaceous (except brown last tarsomere of meso- and metalegs). Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 15:7:37:17:13:10:9:8:7:10. Head slightly excavated, with many longitudinal keels on frons, vertex and occiput; occipital carina absent; POL = 3; OL = 3; OOL = 13. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum crossed by transverse impression, dull, granulate and with many longitudinal striae on collar and disc; posterior edges of pronotum rounded, not produced into lobes. Mesoscutum dull, as sculptured as pronotum, with many longitudinal keels. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum as sculptured as mesoscutum. Metanotum short, very reduced. Metapectal-propodeal disc completely reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, with or without two longitudinal keels. Forewing with two dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (13:10). Protrochanter approximately 4 × as long as broad. Protarsomere 1 longer than 4 (20:10). Enlarged claw ( Fig. 248E ) with one subapical tooth and 4–11 peg-like setae or bristles. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 248E ) with two rows of 9–21 lamellae; apex with at least 20 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/2.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype (by mistake the holotype was labelled Neodryinus berlandi n. sp.): MADAGASCAR: [no locality], 1919, De Gaulle collection ( MNHN) . Other material: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Sangha-Mbaéré Pref., Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Mabéa Bai , 21.4 km 53° NE Bayanga, 3°02.01’N 16°24.57’E, 510 m, 6.V.2001, sweep, lowland rainforest, marsh clearing , CAR 01-S70, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ ( SAMC) . DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Haut-Katanga, Lubumbashi (= Elisabethville), 30.III.1939 , 1♀ ( ISNB) . ZAMBIA: Lusaka, 14–17.I.1980, MT, R.A. beaver leg ., 1♀ ( AMNH) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Zambia.

Figures

FIGURE 248. A: chela of Gynochelys braunsi Brues: holotype. B: chela of Gynochelys namibiensis Olmi: holotype. C, D: Hap- logonatopus katangae (Benoit): chela of ♀ from Madagascar, Bereboka (C); genitalia of ♂ holotype (D). E: chela of Neodryinus antiquus Benoit. Scale bar: A: 0.09 mm; B: 0.07 mm; C: 0.06 mm; D: 0.11 mm; E: 0.14 mm.