Gonatopus masoalensis Olmi, 2010

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 517-518

95. Gonatopus masoalensis Olmi, 2010

( Figs 226E , 229G , 233A )

Gonatopus masoalensis Olmi 2010b: 65 ; Azevedo et al. 2010: 896.

Description. ♀ ( Fig. 226E ). Apterous; body length 3.0 mm. Head brown, except mandible, malar space and anterior fourth of frons testaceous; clypeus testaceous, except central brown spot; antenna testaceous, except antennomere 8 darkened and antennomeres 9–10 brown; mesosoma brown-testaceous, except posterior extremity of propodeal declivity testaceous; mesoscutum slightly testaceous; petiole black; metasoma brown; legs brown, except tarsi and trochanters testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:6:14:8:7:6:6:5:4:7. Head weakly excavated, shiny, unsculptured; frontal line incomplete (shortly present in front of anterior ocellus); occipital carina absent; POL = 2; OL = 3; OOL = 7. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum, crossed by strong transverse impression, shiny, unsculptured. Mesoscutum slightly longer than broad, shiny, sculptured by few longitudinal striae, laterally with two pointed apophyses ( Fig. 226E ). Mesoscutellum shiny, smooth, flat. Length of mesoscutum + mesoscutellum less than twice as long as breadth of mesoscutum (12:7). Metanotum short, unsculptured, with sides protruding (protrusions rounded) ( Fig. 226E ), about coplanar to mesoscutellum ( Fig. 229G ). Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured, with slight median furrow; propodeal declivity with few transverse striae near posterior extremity. Mesopleuron and metapleuron shiny, smooth, not transversely striate. Meso-metapleural obsolete (short track present near metanotum). Protarsomeres in following proportions: 12:2.5:4:16:24.5. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 233A ) with one small subapical tooth and one row of seven peg-like setae, in addition to one bristle. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 233A ) with two rows of 4 (proximal) + 23 lamellae; apex with approximately 12 lamellae. tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MADAGASCAR: Toamasina, Masoala National Park , 39.4 km 150° SSE Maroantsetra, 15°42.6’S 49°58.2’E, 200 m, canopy moss and leaf litter, rainforest, 28.XI–3.XII.2001, Fisher et al. leg., BLF ( CAS) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Figures

FIGURE 226. Gonatopus species. A–D: G. kanyawarus Olmi, van Noort & Guglielmino, ♀ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; head and mesosoma in dorsal view (C); head in frontal view (D). E: G. masoalensis Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal view. Scale bar: E: 3.52 mm.

FIGURE 229. Gonatopus species. A: G. leptothorax Ceballos: ♀ from Lesotho, Mamathes, habitus in dorsal view. B: G. lon- giusculus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. C: G. luteipes (Benoit), ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. D, E: G. maritimus Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-propodeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (D); mesosoma in lateral view (E). F: G. incognitus Olmi, ♀ holotype: head in frontal view. G: G. masoalensis Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. Scale bar: A: 1.73 mm; B: 1.01 mm; C: 0.15 mm; D: 0.53 mm; E: 0.80 mm; F: 0.28 mm; G: 0.98 mm.

FIGURE 233. Chelae of Gonatopus species holotypes. A: G. masoalensis Olmi. B: G. meridionalis (Benoit). C: G. minutus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov. D: G. mirus Olmi & van Harten. E: G. mosseli Olmi. Scale bar: A, B: 0.06 mm; B: 0.05 mm; C, D: 0.07 mm.