Gonatopus cuambensis Olmi, 2004

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 496-497

72. Gonatopus cuambensis Olmi, 2004

( Figs 208H , 211B )

Gonatopus cuambensis Olmi 2004a: 358 ; 2006: 49; Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 48; Olmi 2009b: 460.

Description. ♀. Apterous; body length 5.9–6.9 mm. Head black, except clypeus, mandible and narrow stripe along orbits and on malar space testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs black, except tarsi testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:7:25:14:12:1 2:11:10:10:12. Head very slightly excavated, almost flat, dull, with short sparse setae, granulate and slightly rugose; temple distinct; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 3; OL = 2; OOL = 10. Palpal formula 6/3. Pronotum dull, crossed by strong transverse impression, strongly granulate, with long sparse setae. Mesoscutum dull, rugose, granulate and sculptured by strong longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophyses, with long sparse setae. Mesoscutellum dull, granulate, sloping anteriorly. Metanotum excavated behind mesoscutellum ( Fig. 208H ), flat, granulate and reticulate rugose. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, with long sparse setae, granulate; propodeal declivity granulate and with slight tracks of few transverse striae (striae more visible on sides of propodeal declivity). Meso- and metapleuron dull, granulate and rugose. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsomeres in following proportions: 18:4:6:15:25. Enlarged claw ( Fig. 211B ) without subdistal tooth, with one row of seven bristles, with proximal half very broad. Protarsomere 5 ( Fig. 211B ) with three rows of 24 lamellae; apex with at least 40 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

♂. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: ♀ holotype: MOZAMBIQUE: Niassa, Cuamba, Mozambique Catholic University Campus , reared from an adult of Hecalus virescens (Distant) , C. 26.IV.2002, B. 30.IV.2002, Sf. 15.V.2002, M. Olmi leg. ( MOLC) . Other material: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Chase Valley , 29°34.28’S 30°21.59’E, 24.V.1987, D.J. Brothers leg., 1♀ ( DJBC) .

Hosts. Cicadellidae ( Guglielmino et al. 2013) : in Mozambique: Hecalus virescens (Distant) .

Distribution. Mozambique, South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 208. Gonatopus species. A, B: G. camerounensis Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-pro- podeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view (A); mesosoma in lateral view (B). C: G. communis Olmi, ♀ paratype: head in dorsal view. D–G: G. cornutus (Benoit), ♀ from South Africa, Uitkyk Pass: head in dorsal view (D); mesosoma in dorsal (E) and lateral (F) view. G: G. cornutus (Benoit), ♂ from Namibia, 89 km S Keetmanshoop: head in dorsal view. H: G. cuambensis Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesosoma in lateral view. I: G. delvarei Olmi, ♀ holotype: mesoscutum + mesoscutellum + metapectal-pro- podeal disc + propodeal declivity in dorsal view. Scale bar: A: 0.68 mm; B: 0.98 mm; C: 0.30 mm; D: 0.16 mm; E, F: 0.78 mm; G: 0.20 mm; H: 1.96 mm; I: 0.69 mm.

FIGURE 211. Chelae of Gonatopus species. A: G. cornutus (Benoit): ♀ from South Africa, Uitkyk Pass. B: G. cuambensis Olmi, holotype. C: G. delvarei Olmi, holotype. D: G. ericeti Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.06 mm; B: 0.22 mm; C: 0.07 mm; D: 0.10 mm.