Conganteon sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort, 2019

Olmi, Massimo, Copeland, Robert S. & Noort, Simon Van, 2019, Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 4630 (1), pp. 1-619 : 70-71

5. Conganteon sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 27D , 28 , 85A )

Diagnosis. ♂ of Conganteon with head and mesosoma mostly black; frons reticulate rugose, with anterior half whitish; pronotum with pronotal tubercle whitish; inner margin of distal part of paramere with many short sensorial processes ( Fig. 27D ).

Description. ♂ ( Figs 28 , 85A ). Fully winged; body length 2.9 mm. Head black, except mandible, clypeus, ma- lar space and anterior half of frons whitish; antenna testaceous, except antennomeres 8–10 brown; mesosoma black, except pronotal tubercle whitish; metasoma brown; legs completely whitish. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 10:4:12:13:11:10:7:6:6:7. Head ( Fig. 28C ) dull, reticulate rugose; vertex behind ocellar triangle with many longitudinal keels; temple reticulate rugose; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 7; OL = 4; OOL = 7; OPL = 8; TL = 10; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli about as long as OL. Mesoscutum ( Fig. 28A ) strongly punctate, unsculptured among punctures, except anterior half reticulate rugose. Notauli absent. Mesoscutellum and metanotum punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose, without transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels. Forewing ( Fig. 28D ) hyaline, without dark transverse bands; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein longer than proximal part (14:12). Paramere ( Fig. 27D ) with inner margin of distal part provided with many short sensorial processes. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype (CASTYPE19453): MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga, Beanka Forest Re- serve, 50.2 km E Maintirano, 18°01.35’S 44°03.02’E, 250 m, 19–26.X.2009, YPT, tropical dry forest on tsingy, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF22788 ( CAS) . Paratype: MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga, Namoroka National Park , 16.40558S 45.31165E, 21–31.X.2016, MT8, C. Villemant leg.

, 1♂ ( MNHN) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named sensitivum because its paramere is provided with many short sensorial processes.

Figures

FIGURE 27. ♂ genitalia (A–E) and chela (F) of Conganteon species. A: C. hawleyi Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov, holotype; B: C. kolyadai Olmi, paratype from South Africa, East London; C: C. fisheri Olmi, paratype; D: C. sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype; E: C. townesi Olmi, ♂ from Madagascar, 23°10.78’S 43°37.01’E; F: C. walkerense Olmi, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.11 mm; B, D: 0.14 mm; C: 0.16 mm; E: 0.13 mm; F: 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 28. Conganteon sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view; head in frontal view (C); forewing (D).

FIGURE 85. Habitus of Conganteon and Deinodryinus species. A: Conganteon sensitivum Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype in dorsal view. B: D. harinhalai Olmi, ♂ holotype in dorsal view. C, D: D. musingilai Olmi, Copeland & Guglielmino, ♂ holotype in lateral (C) and dorsal (D) view. E: D. namorokensis Olmi, ♂ holotype in dorsal view. F: D. nigropictus Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♀ paratype in dorsal view. Scale bar: A: 2.35 mm; E: 2.77 mm; F: 3.8 mm.