23. Gonatopus ceres (Olmi, 1984)

(Figs 179C, 180B)

Agonatopoides ceres Olmi 1984: 1328 .

Gonatopus ceres (Olmi): Olmi 1998e: 94; 2004a: 369; 2006: 46; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 44, 46; 2014a: 40.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 3.3–3.7 mm. Completely testaceous-reddish, except petiole black. Antenna clavate; antennomeres of holotype in following proportions: 19:11:34:21:22:14:13:12:12:19. Head excavated, dull, granulate; frontal line almost complete, absent only near clypeus; occipital carina absent; POL = 5; OL = 6; OOL = 20. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum dull, granulate, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum dull, granulate, without lateral pointed apophyses (Fig. 180B). Metanotum transversely striate, excavated behind mesoscutellum, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions of metanotum slightly pointed (Fig. 180B). Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, granulate, sculptured by many slight longitudinal striae; propodeal declivity, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Occasionally propodeal declivity mostly granulate and rugose, with distal third transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4 (13:16). Enlarged claw (Fig. 179C) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 6–12 lamellae. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 179C) with two rows of 13–23 lamellae; apex with 12–18 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Ceres, III.1925, R.E. Turner leg. (NHMUK) . Paratype: SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape, Port St. Johns, 15–31.V.1923, R.E. Turner leg. , 1♀ (NHMUK). Other material: MOZAMBIQUE: Nampula Prov., Nampula, near Nampula Catholic Seminary, sweep- ing, 21.XI.1999, M. Olmi leg. , 1♀ (MOLC); Niassa, Cuamba, Camboja, near University Dormitory, reared from a ♀ adult of Caliscelis sp., C. 15.XI.1999, B. 19.XI.1999, Sf. 18.XII.1999, M. Olmi reared, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, reared from an adult of Eumecurus hottentottus (Stål), C. 15.XI.1999, B. 17.XI.1999, Sf. 18.XII.1999, M. Olmi reared , 1♀ (MOLC). NAMIBIA: Namib / Naukluft Park, Kuiseb River near Gobabeb, 23°34’S 15°03’E, 18.II– 20.III.1983 (AMNH). SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Fynbos Estate, Dragonridge, 33°34.092’S 18°47.680’E, 635 m, 26.X.2009 – 8.II.2010, YPT, Boland Granite Fynbos, S. van Noort leg., 4♀♀ (3 in SAMC, 1 in MOLC); Western Cape, Koeberg Nature Reserve, 33°37.622’S 18°24.259’E, 3–31.X.1997, MT, West Coast Strandveld, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). TANZANIA: Chambezi, VII.1987, on coconut, A.M. Varela leg. , 1♀ (NHMUK). ZIMBABWE: Sawmills, 9.VII.1923, Rhodesia Museum , 1♀ (SAMC) .

Hosts. Caliscelidae and Cixiidae (Guglielmino et al. 2013): Caliscelidae: in Mozambique: Caliscelis sp.; Cixiidae: in Mozambique: Eumecurus hottentottus (Stål) .

Distribution. Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.