50. Gonatopus mossambicus Olmi, 1998

(Figs 200A, 201A)

Gonatopus mossambicus Olmi 1998c: 63; 2004a: 367; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 48.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 1.7–2.9 mm. Completely testaceous, except petiole black, posterior third of metasoma black and antennomeres 3–10 brown or black. Head rarely darkened. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 7:4.5:6:4.5:4.5:4.5:4.5:4:4:6. Head excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 1; OL = 1; OOL = 6. Palpal formula 3/2. Pronotum shiny, unsculptured, not crossed by transverse impression or very slightly impressed. Metanotum very sloping anteriorly, about coplanar to mesoscutellum. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc usually unsculptured, occasionally granulate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 10:2:4:9:15. Enlarged claw (Fig. 201A) with one small subapical tooth and a two peg-like setae + one bristle. Protarsomere 5 (Fig. 201A) with one row of 1 (proximal) + 12 lamellae; apex with seven lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Fully winged; body length 1.7–2.0 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna and mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except tarsi and stalks of femora testaceous. Antenna filiform, with antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad (5:2); antennomeres in following proportions: 4:3.5:5:5:5:5:5:5:4.5:7. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 4; vertex with smooth ovoidal shiny area situated between eyes and lateral ocelli (area surrounded anteriorly by strong prominent process). Palpal formula 3/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli incomplete, reaching approximately 0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, completely granulate. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (9:6). Dorsal process of paramere (Fig. 200A) much shorter than paramere. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: ♀ holotype: MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., along Maputo-Boane road, 3 km N of Umbelúzi, C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, M. Olmi reared from Cicadellidae (AMNH). Para- types: MOZAMBIQUE: same locality label as holotype, 29♀♀, 8♂♂ (AMNH) and 1♀, 1♂ (USNM), reared as follows: C. 29.XI.1993, B. 30.XI.1993, Sf. 17.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 3.XII.1993, Sf. 19.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 20.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 29.XI.1993, Sf. 20.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 30.XI.1993, Sf. 17.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 20.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 20.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 2.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 23.XI.1993, Sf. 10.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 7.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 7.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♀; C. 19.X.1993, B. 23.X.1993, Sf. 13.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 19.X.1993, B. 20.X.1993, Sf. 11.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 19.X.1993, B. 22.X.1993, Sf. 11.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 19.X.1993, B. 20.X.1993, Sf. 11.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 18.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 30.XI.1993, Sf. 16.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 29.XI.1993, B. 1.XII.1993, Sf. 17.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 19.X.1993, B. 22.X.1993, Sf. 12.XI.1993, 1♂; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 16.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 18.XI.1993, Sf. 6.XII.1993, 1♂; C. 15.XI.1993, B. 17.XI.1993, Sf. 5.XII.1993, 1♂; Maputo Prov., near Magude, Chobela, C. 29.X.1993, B. 2.XI.1993, Sf. 24.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 29.X.1993, B. 2.XI.1993, Sf. 24.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 29.X.1993, B. 1.XI.1993, Sf. 22.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 29.X.1993, B. 31.X.1993, Sf. 22.XI.1993, 1♀; C. 29.X.1993, B. 4.XI.1993, Sf. 26.XI.1993, 1♀. Other material: GABON: Prefecture Ogoové-Maritime, Reserve de la Moukalaba-Dougoua, 7 km NW Doussala, 2°19.84’S 10°32.65’E, 110 m, 21.III.2000 , sweep, savanna, grasses & Nauclea latifolia, S. van Noort leg., 1♀ (SAMC). MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo Prov., Maputo, Maputo Race-course, M. Olmi leg. , 2♀♀ (AMNH); Maputo Prov., 6 km E of Manhiça, C. 25.IX.1996 , M. Olmi leg., 3♀♀ (AMNH); Niassa, Cuamba, reared from Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut), M. Olmi reared, C. 15.XI.1999 , B. 18.XI.1999, Sf. 5.XII.1999, 1♀ (MOLC); same locality label, reared from Stirellus flavovirescens (Stål), C. 4.IV.2003 , B. 8.IV.2003, 1♀ (MOLC) .

Hosts. Cicadellidae (Guglielmino et al. 2013): in Mozambique: Anaconura instabilis (Ribaut) (= Doratulina instabilis (Ribaut)); Stirellus flavovirescens (Stål) .

Natural enemies. Hymenoptera Encyrtidae: in Mozambique: Cheiloneurus gonatopodis R. Perkins. This Encyrtid is one of the most common natural enemies of Dryinids in Mozambique (see also Echthrodelphax tauricus Ponomarenko, Gonatopus amoenus Olmi and Gonatopus incognitus Olmi). The reared specimens have the following locality labels: 10: Mozambique, Maputo Prov., 5 km E Manhiça, parasitized leafhopper collected on 17.IX.1996; cocoon spun on 19.IX.1996; encyrtids emergence on 7.X.1996; 1♂, 3♀♀ (MOLC) .

Distribution. Gabon, Mozambique.