Gonatopus pyrillae ( Mani, 1942 ) Xu & Olmi & He, 2013

Xu, Zaifu, Olmi, Massimo & He, Junhua, 2013, Dryinidae of the Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea), Zootaxa 3614 (1), pp. 1-460 : 384-386

5. Gonatopus pyrillae ( Mani, 1942) , comb. nov.

( Plate 119D, E )

Pseudogonatopus pyrillae Mani 1942: 161 ; Kurian 1954a: 258.

Agonatopoides pyrillae (Mani) : Olmi 1984: 1336.

Description of Female. Apterous; length 4.2 mm. Testaceous-reddish, except metasoma black. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 11:8:30:20:15:13:10:10:9:11; antennal segment 3 about three times as long as broad (9:3). Head excavated, dull, granulated; frontal line complete; occipital carina absent; POL = 1; OL = 3; OOL = 14. Palpal formula 5/3. Pronotum shiny, weakly granulated, crossed by strong transverse impression. Scutum shiny, weakly granulated. Scutellum shiny, indistinct. Metanotum hollow behind scutellum, with sides protruding; lateral protrusions pointed. Metathorax + propodeum with anterior surface dull, granulated and posterior surface transversely striate; disc rugose, with deep median longitudinal furrow. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Mesopleuron not transversely striate. Metapleuron transversely striate. Protarsal segments in following proportions: 22:5:7:25:40. Segment 3 of protarsus produced into hook. Enlarged claw ( Plate 119E ) with one large subdistal tooth and one row of 11 lamellae + one bristle. Segment 5 of protarsus ( Plate 119E ) with one row of 15 lamellae; distal apex with about nine lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

Description of Male. Fully winged; length 2.4 mm. Head brown, except mandible testaceous; antenna testaceous; mesosoma and metasoma brown; legs testaceous. Antenna filiform; antennal segments in following proportions: 7:6:8:7:7:6:6:6:6:9; antennal segment 3 less than three times as long as broad (8:3). Head dull, granulated; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; temple distinct; POL = 8; OL = 4; OOL = 4; greatest breadth of posterior ocelli shorter than OL (3:4). Palpal formula 5/3. Scutum shiny, granulated. Notauli complete, posteriorly separated; minimum distance between notauli slightly shorter than greatest breadth of posterior ocelli (1.5:3). Scutellum and metanotum shiny, smooth, punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Propodeum dull, reticulate rugose, without longitudinal or transverse keels; dorsal surface with median narrow longitudinal furrow. Fore wing hyaline, without dark transverse bands. Dorsal process of paramere ( Plate 119D ) long, distally broad. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

Material examined. Types: holotype ♀: INDIA: Punjab, Karnal , 7.X.1941, reared from Pyrilla sp ., Lakshmanan leg. ( IARI) . Paratype: INDIA: Uttar Pradesh, Meerut, Daurala Farm , 23.X.1938, reared from Pyrilla sp. , Lakshmanan leg., ♂ allotype ( IARI). According to Mani (1942) there are three female paratypes.

Hosts. Lophopidae ( Guglielmino & Olmi, 1997) : in India: Pyrilla sp. ( Mani, 1942) .

Distribution. India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh).

Group 4

Four species are known.

Oriental Gonatopus group 4: key to the females

1. Antenna very long, slender, with segment 4 approximately four times as long as segment 2................. G.asiae Olmi

- Antenna short, with segment 4 less than three times as long as segment 2......................................... 2

2. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete; metanotum not hollow behind scutellum........................... G. insulae Olmi

- Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete; metanotum slightly hollow behind scutellum......................... 3

3. Anterior surface of metathorax + propodeum sculptured by many longitudinal striae....................... G.lini Olmi

- Anterior surface of metathorax + propodeum smooth, unsculptured, not sculptured by many longitudinal striae................................................................................... G.hagoromo Terayama & Ohbayashi

Figures

PLATE 119. A. Scutum and metathorax + propodeum, lateral view. B. Furrow of metathorax + propodeum, frontal view. C, E. Chelae, holotypes. D. Male genitalia. A–C. Gonatopus pajanensis (from Olmi 1989b). D, E. G. pyrillae (from Olmi 1984). Scale bar 0.29 mm for C, 0.19 mm for D and 0.16 mm for E.