Olmi 2009b: 449 Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) Olmi, Massimo Copeland, Robert S. Noort, Simon Van Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-10 4630 1 1 619  Olmi 2009b: 449  Olmi, 2009 Olmi 2009 [181,606,477,504] Insecta Dryinidae Aphelopus GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 52 53 Arthropoda species vernonensis  ( Figs 13E, G)     Aphelopus vernonensis  Olmi 2009b: 449.   Description. ♀. Fully winged; body length 1.4–1.7 mm. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, occasionally with metacoxa and metafemur darkened. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 5:4:4:4:4:4:4:4:4:6. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 4; OOL = 3.5; OPL = 1.5; TL = 3; greatest breadth of posterior ocellus shorter than OL (2:4). Mesoscutum dull, granulate. Notauli complete and posteriorly separated (minimum distance between notauli about as long as OL) or incomplete and reaching about 0.3–0.6 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity with two longitudinal keels and median area smooth, not rugose. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2r-rs&Rs vein shorter than in other  Aphelopusspecies (as in Fig. 13G). Tibial spurs 1/1/2.  ♂. Fully winged; body length 1.6–2.2 mm( holotype 1.6 mm). Headblack (occasionally brown), except man- dible and clypeus testaceous (occasionally mandible, clypeus, malar space and anterior third of frons testaceous; in specimens from Madagascar, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E, head black, except mandible testaceous and clypeus brown); antenna brown, except scape testaceous (in ♂from Madagascar, 22°53.19’S 44°41.53’E, scape and pedicel testa- ceous); mesosoma black, occasionally brown; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, occasionally with stalk of metafemur darkened. Antennafiliform; antennomeres of holotypein following proportions: 3:3.5:4:4:4:5:5:5:5:8 (in large specimens 5:4.5:4:5:6:7:7:7:7:10). Headdull, granulate; in holotypefrontal line present only in anterior half of frons (occasionally frontal line complete; in specimen from Madagascar, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E, frontal line absent in front of anterior ocellus, present in rest of frons); occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 3; OPL = 2; TL = 2; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli as long as OPL. Mesoscutumdull, granulate. Notauliincomplete, reaching about 0.3–0.5 × length of mesoscutum (in specimen from South Africa, 29°39.23’S 30°27.41’E, notauli reaching about 0.7 × length of mesoscutum; in specimens from South Africa, 28°29.72’S 23°57.85’E, and Madagascar, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E, notauli reaching about 0.8 × length of mesoscutum). Mesoscutellumdull, granulate. Metanotumshiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodealdisc and propodeal declivity reticulate rugose; occasionally propodeal declivity with two complete longitudinal keels. Forewinghyaline, without dark transverse bands; 2r-rs& Rsvein vein shorter than in other  Aphelopusspecies ( Fig. 13G). Basivolsella( Fig. 13E) with lateral distal process, with 1–2 subdistal bristles and distal lateral process. Tibialspurs 1/1/2.   Material examined. Type:  ♂ holotype: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve,  250 m, 30°17.4’S 30°36.9’E,  24.I–10.V.2006, MT, M. Mostovskileg. ( NMSA).  Other material: KENYA: Central Prov., Mt. Kenya, Ragati,  6800 ft.,  25.VIII.1983, F. Bunaleg.,  1♂( AMNH); Coast Prov., Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest, 3.36100°S 38.34186°E,  1848 m,  22.VIII–5.IX.2012, MT, indigenous forest, R. Copelandleg.,  1♀( NMK); Western Prov., Kakamega District, Kakamega Forest, Kisere Forest Reserve, 00°23.73’N 34°53.165’E,  5400 feet,  XI.2001, Manfred Kraemer& Co.,  1♂( MOLC). MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana, Marojejy National Park, Manantenina river,  27.6 km35° NE Andapa,  9.6 km327° NNW Manantenina, 14°26.06’S 49°45.36’E,  775 m,  11–14.XII.2005, MT, rainforest, B.L. Fisher et al. leg., BLF13383,  1♂( MOLC),  1♀( CAS); Antsiranana, Montagne d’Ambre National Park, 12°30’52’’S 49°10’53’’E,  960 m,  21–28.I.2001, MT, M.E. Irwin, E.I. Schlinger& R. Harin’Halaleg., MA- 01-01A-01,  1♂( MOLC); Ranomafana National Park, Belle Vueat Talatakely, 21°15.99’S 47°25.21’E,  1020 m,  10– 21.III.2003, MT, secondary tropical forest, R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-09C-56,  1♂( MOLC); same locality label,   4–12.II.2002, MA-02-09C-15, 2♂♂( CAS); same locality label,   2–10.I.2002, MA-02-09C-10, 1♂( MOLC); same locality label,   28.V–6.VI.2003, MA-02-09C-62, 1♂( CAS); same locality label,   13–23.VI.2002, MA-02-09C-32, 1♂( CAS); same locality label,   12–19.II.2002, MA-02-09C-16, 1♂, 1♀( CAS); same locality label   22–28.XI.2001, MA-02-09C-04, 1♀( CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, at broken bridge, 21°13.57’S 47°22.19’E,  1110 m,   15–22.XI.2001, MT in high altitude rainforest, R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-09A-07, 2♂♂( CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, 21°13.67’S 47°22.19’E, at broken bridge,  1110 m,   25.VII–3.VIII.2002, MT, high altitude rainforest, R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-08A-36, 1♂( CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana, JIRAMA water works, 21°14.91’S 47°27.13’E,  690 m,   15–22.XI.2001, MT near river, R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-09D-03, 1♂( CAS); Fianarantsoa, Ranomafana National Park, radio tower at forest edge, 21°15.05’S 47°24.43’E,  1130 m,   15–25.VII.2002, MT, mixed tropical forest, R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-09B-35, 1♂( MOLC); same locality label,   9–20.III.2003, MA-02-09B-55, 1♂( CAS); same locality label,   15–21.XII.2001, MA-02-09B- 07, 3♂♂( CAS), 2♀♀( CAS, MOLC); same locality label,   22–28.XI.2001, MA-02-09B-04, 3♂♂( CAS); same locality label,   27.IV–7.V.2003, MA-02-09B-59, 1♂( MOLC); same locality label,   14–21.I.2002, MA-02-09B-12, 2♂♂, 1♀( MOLC); same locality label,   27.VI–7.VII.2003, MA-02-09B-65, 1♂, 1♀( CAS); Toliara, ZombitseNa- tional Park, near ANGAP office, 22°53.19’S 44°41.53’E,  840 m,   9–19.XI.2001, MT, deciduous spiny forest, M.E. Irwin, F.D. Parker& R. Harin’Halaleg., MA-02-13A-02, 1♂( CAS). SOUTH AFRICA: Free State, Sterkfontein Dam, 28°29.72’S 23°57.85’E,  1780 m,   10.XII.2005, YPT, M. Mostovskileg., 1♂( NMSA); KwaZulu-Natal, Ash- burton, 29°39.23’S 30°27.41’E,   11.IV–11.V.2006, MT, G. Whiteleyleg., 1♂( MOLC).   Hosts. Unknown.   Distribution. Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa. 2275276855 2006-01-24 2006-05-10 2006-01-24 NMSA M. Mostovski South Africa 250 -30.29 Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve 121 30.615 52 53 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal holotype 2275277661 1983-08-25 F. Buna Kenya Central Prov. 2073 Ragati Mt. Kenya 52 53 1 2275278128 2012-08-22 2012-09-05 2012-08-22 AMNH R. Copeland Kenya Coast Prov. 1848 -3.361 Ngangao Forest 1 38.34186 Hills 52 53 1 1 Taita/Taveta 2275276961 2001-11 NMK Manfred Kraemer & Co Kenya Western Prov. 1646 0.3955 Kisere Forest Reserve 9 34.88608 Forest 52 53 1 1 Kakamega 2275277272 2005-12-11 2005-12-14 2005-12-11 MOLC B. L. Fisher Madagascar 775 -14.434334 Manantenina river 13 49.756 Marojejy National Park 52 53 1 1 Antsiranana 2275277483 [669,815,1876,1902] MOLC Madagascar 52 53 1 1 2275277931 2001-01-21 2001-01-28 2001-01-21 CAS M. E. Irwin & E. I. Schlinger & R. Harin'Hala Madagascar 960 -12.514444 Montagne d'Ambre National Park 21 49.18139 52 53 1 1 Antsiranana 2275277874 2003-03-10 2003-03-21 2003-03-10 MOLC R. Harin'Hala Madagascar Ranomafana National Park 1020 -21.2665 Talatakely 12 47.420166 Belle Vue 52 53 1 1 2275278019 [1058,1432,1983,2010] 2003-03-10 2003-03-21 2003-03-10 MOLC R. Harin'Hala Madagascar Ranomafana National Park 1020 -21.2665 Talatakely 12 47.420166 Belle Vue 52 53 1 1 2275278039 [151,868,152,179] 2002-02-04 2002-02-12 2002-02-04 CAS 53 54 2 2 2275277403 2002-01-02 2002-01-10 2002-01-02 MOLC 53 54 1 1 2275277624 [314,1055,189,215] 2003-05-28 2003-06-06 2003-05-28 CAS 53 54 1 1 2275277628 2002-06-13 2002-06-23 2002-06-13 CAS 53 54 1 1 2275277488 [504,1252,225,251] 2002-02-12 2002-02-19 2002-02-12 CAS 53 54 2 1 1 2275277670 2001-11-22 2001-11-28 2001-11-22 CAS Fianarantsoa 1110 -21.226166 Vohiparara 12 47.369835 Ranomafana National Park 53 54 1 1 2275277671 2001-11-15 2001-11-22 2001-11-15 CAS R. Harin'Hala Fianarantsoa 1110 -21.227833 Vohiparara 12 47.369835 Ranomafana National Park 53 54 2 2 2275276801 2002-07-25 2002-08-03 2002-07-25 CAS R. Harin'Hala 690 -21.2485 Ranomafana 12 47.452168 Fianarantsoa 53 54 1 1 2275277869 2001-11-15 2001-11-22 2001-11-15 CAS R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 1 1 2275277720 2002-07-15 2002-07-25 2002-07-15 MOLC R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 1 1 2275277742 [378,1083,512,539] 2003-03-09 2003-03-20 2003-03-09 CAS R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 1 1 2275277372 2001-12-15 2001-12-21 2001-12-15 CAS, MOLC R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 5 2 3 2275278140 2001-11-22 2001-11-28 2001-11-22 CAS R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 3 3 2275278110 [314,1075,584,611] 2003-04-27 2003-05-07 2003-04-27 MOLC R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 1 1 2275277842 2002-01-14 2002-01-21 2002-01-14 MOLC R. Harin'Hala 1130 -21.250834 Ranomafana National Park 12 47.407166 Fianarantsoa 53 54 3 1 2 2275277847 2003-06-27 2003-07-07 2003-06-27 CAS Toliara 840 -22.8865 Park 12 44.692165 Zombitse 53 54 2 1 1 2275277602 2001-11-09 2001-11-19 2001-11-09 CAS M. E. Irwin & F. D. Parker & R. Harin'Hala South Africa 1780 -28.495333 Sterkfontein Dam 12 23.964167 53 54 1 1 Free State 2275276867 2005-12-10 NMSA M. Mostovski South Africa -29.653833 KwaZulu-Natal 12 30.456833 53 54 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal 2275277367 [515,1118,765,791] 2006-04-11 2006-05-11 2006-04-11 MOLC G. Whiteley South Africa 53 54 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal