Anteon kwazuluense Olmi, 2007

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 159-160

54. Anteon kwazuluense Olmi, 2007

( Figs 56 B–D)

Anteon kwazuluense Olmi 2007b: 208 ; Olmi et al. 2015: 346.

Description. ♂. Fully winged; body length 1.4–1.7 mm. Head black (occasionally brown), except mandible testa- ceous; antenna testaceous; occasionally testaceous-darkened, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma black (occasionally brown); metasoma brown; legs testaceous; occasionally stalk of metafemur darkened. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 6:3.5:4.5:4:4:4.5:4.5:4:4.5:6. Head dull, completely strongly granulate, or with frons granulate and very slightly rugose; frontal line absent; frons without lateral keels; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 4; OPL = 2; TL = 3; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OL (2:3). Mesoscutum dull, completely strongly granulate, with region strictly close to anterior margin slightly rugose. Notauli shortly present near anterior margin of mesoscutum; in specimen from South Africa, 28°52.08’S 31°22.41’E, notauli reaching about 0.25 × length of mesoscutum. In specimen from Madagascar, 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E, notauli reaching about 0.5 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose, dull; propodeal declivity dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels; areolae of propodeal declivity less wide than those of dorsal region. In specimen from Madagascar, 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E, MA-02-09C-62, propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels. In specimen from Madagascar, 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E, propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels and median region showing central unsculptured area. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2.5:6.5). Paramere ( Figs 56 B-D) without distal inner pointed process, with more or less large proximal or subdistal inner lobe having mosaic pattern and not covered with papillae (extension of lobe variable). Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Queen Elizabeth Park Reserve , 833 m, nr. stream, 1.XII.2003, J. Londt & M. Mostovski leg. ( NMSA) . Paratypes: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu- Natal, Royal Natal Nature Reserve , 28°41.4’S 28°56.3’E, 1420 m, 10–13.XII.2004, MT, M. Mostovski leg. , 1♂ ( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Ramsgate, Butterfly Sanctuary , 30°53.3‘S 30°20.4‘E, MT, near stream, 1.XI–2.XII.2004, M. Mostovski leg. , 1♂ ( NMSA); same locality label, 3–26.II.2005, M. Mostovski leg. , 2♂♂ ( NMSA); same local- ity label, 20.III–25.IV.2005 , 1♂ ( MOLC); KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Hilton , garden, 6–14.III.2005, YPT, V. Kolyada leg. , 1♂ ( NMSA). Other material: KENYA: Coast Prov., Kasigau Mtn. , 3.82700°S 38.64875°E, 1065 m, 19.X–2.XI.2011, MT, indigenous forest, next to campsite in forest, R. Copeland leg. , 1♂ ( NMK); Coast Prov., Mrima Hill Forest , 4.48576°S 39.25845°E, 212 m, 3–17.X.2011, MT, indigenous forest edge, R. Copeland leg. , 1♂ ( MOLC); Coast Prov., Muhaka Forest , 4.32664°S 39.52462°E, 41 m, 24.X–7.XI.2015, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg. , 3♂♂ (2 in NMK, 1 in MOLC); same locality label, 6–20.IX.2014 , 2♂♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 16–26.VII.2014 , 1♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 26.VII–9.VIII.2015 , 1♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 1– 15.XI.2014 , 3♂♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 11–25.X.2015 , 3♂♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 23.VIII–6.IX.2015 , 2♂♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 27.XII.2015 – 9.I.2016 , 1♂ ( NMK); same locality label, 5–19.XI.2015 , 1♂ ( NMK); Eastern Prov., Kasaala area , 2.07836°S 38.22517°E, 733 m, 8–22.I.2015, MT, just inside isolated woodland patch, R. Copeland leg. , 3♂♂ (2 in NMK, 1 in MOLC); Eastern Prov., Ngaia Forest , 0.32442°N 38.05038°E, 1057 m, bot- tom of forest, 24.XII.2011 – 7.I.2012, MT, inside indigenous forest, R. Copeland leg. , 1♂ ( NMK). MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, 38 km S Ambalavao, Andringitra Reserve , 22°12’S 46°58’E, 1680 m, 22–29.X.1993, B.L. Fisher leg. , 1♂ ( DEUCD); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Belle Vue at Talatakely , 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E, 1020 m, 8–15.XI.2001, MT, secondary tropical forest, MA-02-09C-02, R. Harin’Hala leg. , 3♂♂ (2 in CAS, 1in MOLC); same locality label, 12–23.IV.2003, MA-02-09C-58 , 1♂ ( CAS); same locality label, 28.V–6.VI.2003, MA-02-09C-62 , 2♂♂ ( MOLC); same locality label, 28.IV–5.V.2002, MA-02-09C-27 , 2♂♂ ( CAS); same local- ity label, 12–19.II.2002, MA-02-09C-16 , 4♂♂ ( CAS); same locality label 22–28.XI.2001, MA-02-09C-04 , 28♂♂ (26 in CAS, 2 in MOLC); same locality label, 21.III–12.IV.2003, MA-02-09C-57 , 1♂ ( CAS); same locality label, 16.X–8.XI.2001, MA-02-09C-01 , 10♂♂ (8 in CAS, 2 in MOLC); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park , radio tower at forest edge, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E, 1130 m, 24.V–4.VI.2002, MT, mixed tropical forest, R. Harin’Hala leg. , MA-02-09B-30, 3♂♂ ( CAS); same locality label, 27.VI–7.VII.2003, MA-02-09B-65 , 1♂ ( CAS); same lo- cality label, 18–27.II.2003, MA-02-09B-53 , 1♂ ( CAS); same locality label, 14–21.I.2002, MA-02-09B-12 , 1♂ ( MOLC). SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Eshowe, near Ntumeni N. Reserve , 28°52.08’S 31°22.41’E, 680 m, 23.II–20.IV.2007, MT, Kolyada & Mostovski leg. , 1♂ ( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, La Mercy, Site 1, 29°37.41‘S 31°06.454‘E, 85 m, 6.XII.2006, YPT, Mostovski leg. , 1♂ ( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nat. Reserve , 250 m, 30°17.4‘S 30°36.9‘E, 24.I–10.V.2006, MT, M. Mostovski leg. , 4♂♂ (3 in NMSA, 1 in MOLC) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa.

Remarks. Deinodryinus sabaeus Olmi & van Harten 2006 , is similar to Anteon kwazuluense , but the inner lobe of the paramere does not have a mosaic pattern ( Fig. 88E ) as in A. kwazuluense .

Figures

FIGURE 56. ♂ genitalia of Anteon species.A: A. kivuanum (Benoit), from South Africa, Graskop; B–D: A. kwazuluense Olmi, holotype (B); ♂ from Madagascar, 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E (C); ♂ from South Africa, Royal Natal National Park (D); E–F: A. madagascolum (Benoit), ♂ from Madagascar, Antananarivo (holotype of a junior synonym, Anteon brooksi Olmi) (E); ♂ from Madagascar, 12°30.52’S 49°10.53’E (F). Scale bar: A: 0.12 mm; B, C: 0.08 mm; D, F: 0.05 mm; E: 0.07 mm.

FIGURE 88. ♂ genitalia of Deinodryinus species. A–D: D. rusticus Olmi: holotype (A); paramere of ♂♂ from Madagascar, 18°28.24’S 47°57.36’E (B), 24°39.13’S 43°59.48’E (C) and 24°14.26’S 46°17.16’E (D); E: D. sabaeus Olmi & van Harten, holotype; F: D. sofiensis Guglielmino & Olmi, paratype. Scale bar. A–C: 0.12 mm; D: 0.09 mm; E: 0.08 mm; F: 0.10 mm.