6. Gonatopus comorensis Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, sp. nov.

(Figs 169C, 170, 171E, 172A)

Diagnosis. Apterous ♀ of Gonatopus with palpal formula 3/2; pronotum crossed by strong transverse furrow; metanotum with lateral pointed protrusions (Fig. 169C); meso-metapleural suture obsolete.

Description. ♀ (Fig. 169C, 170). Apterous; body length 4.4 mm. Completely testaceous-ferruginous, except antennomeres 3–10 brown, posterior margin of mesoscutellum and petiole black. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:16:9:8:7:6:6:5:10. ADOs present in antennomeres 6–10. Head (Fig. 170D) shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina very short, only present behind ocellar triangle; POL = 1; OL = 2; OOL = 8. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, bare, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse furrow (Fig. 170C). Mesoscutum shiny, sculptured by few longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophyses. Mesoscutellum shiny, unsculptured. Metanotum flat, sculptured by transverse keels, about coplanar to mesoscutellum (Fig. 171E), with lateral pointed protrusions (Figs 169C, 170B). Metapectal-propodeal disc (Fig. 169C) shiny, unsculptured, with track of median longitudinal furrow; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron strongly transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 16:3:6:15:26. Enlarged claw (Fig. 172A) with one large subapical tooth and one row of seven lamellae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 172A) with two rows of 16 lamellae; apex with about 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype (CASTYPE19462): UNION OF THE COMOROS: Nzwani (= Anjo- uan) Island, Mount Ntringui, 12.19641°S 44.41791°E, 550 m, 29.I.2009, rainforest, B.L. Fisher et al., BLF21326 (CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Union of the Comoros.

Etymology. The species is named comorensis after the collection site in the Comoros Islands.