Anteon tulearense 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 : 202-203

96. Anteon tulearense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort , sp. nov.

( Figs 74D , 76 , 77B )

Diagnosis. ♂ of Anteon with head granulate ( Fig. 74D ); OPL as long as TL; antenna filiform, with antennomere 4 more than twice as long as broad; mesoscutum granulate; notauli very short, hardly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum; metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels; paramere without distal inner pointed or rounded process, with inner side provided with numerous papillae ( Fig. 77B ).

Description. ♂ ( Figs 74D , 76 ). Fully winged; body length 1.5–1.6 mm. Head black, except mandible tes- taceous; antenna brown-testaceous; mesosoma black; metasoma brown; legs testaceous, except part of coxae, club of metafemur and distal half of metatibia brown. Antenna filiform; antennomeres in following proportions: 8:4:5:5:5:5:5:5:5:7; antennomere 4 more than twice as long as broad (5:2). Head ( Fig. 76C ) dull, granulate; frontal line complete; occipital carina complete; POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 4; OPL = 3; TL = 3; greatest breadth of lateral ocelli shorter than OPL (2:3). Mesoscutum ( Fig. 76A ) dull, granulate. Notauli very short, hardly visible near anterior margin of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc with strong transverse posterior keel, reticulate rugose; propodeal declivity reticulate rugose, without longitudinal keels; areolae of propodeal declivity less wide than those of metapectal-propodeal disc. Forewing ( Fig. 76D ) hyaline, without dark transverse bands or spots; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:5). Paramere ( Fig. 77B ) with inner side almost completely provided with numerous papillae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.

♀. Unknown.

Material examined. Types: ♂ holotype (CASTYPE19446): MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Andohahela National Park, Tsimelahy , parcelle II, 24°56.21’S 46°37.60’E, 180 m, 26.I–5.II.2003, MT, transitional forest, M. Irwin, F. Parker & R. Harin’Hala leg., MA- 02-20-14 ( CAS) . Paratype: KENYA: Nairobi Prov., ICIPE Campus, Kasarani , 1.22338°S 36.89655°E, 1604 m, 24.II–3.III.2014, MT, near stream, meadow in degraded shrub-/grassland, R. Copeland leg., 1♂ ( NMK) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Kenya, Madagascar.

Etymology. The species is named tulearense after the collection site of the holotype in Tulear (= Toliara) Prov- ince.

Figures

FIGURE 74. Habitus of Anteon species. A, B: A. shimbanum Olmi, ♀ holotype in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view. C: A. sublo- batum Olmi, ♂ holotype in dorsal view; D: A. tulearense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype in dorsal view; head vertex sculpture; E: A. turneri Olmi, ♀ from South Africa, 34°4.566’S 22°57.670’E, in lateral view; F: A. zairense Benoit, ♂ from Madagascar, 21°13.57’S 47°22.19’E, in dorsal view. Scale bar: C: 2.04 mm; D: 2.21 mm; F: 2.28 mm.

FIGURE 76. Anteon tulearense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., ♂ holotype: habitus in dorsal (A) and lateral (B) view (head removed); head in frontal view (C); forewing (D).

FIGURE 77. ♂ genitalia of Anteon species. A: A. tanzanianum Olmi, holotype; B: A. tulearense Olmi, Copeland & van Noort sp. nov., holotype; C: A. ugandanum Olmi, ♂ from Namibia, Ameib Farm; D: A. umtatense Olmi, holotype; E: A. whartoni Olmi, holotype; F: A. xericum Olmi & van Harten, holotype. Scale bar: A: 0.10 mm; B, D: 0.06 mm; C, F: 0.07 mm; E: 0.11 mm.