Dryinidae of the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea)
Author
Olmi, Massimo
Author
Copeland, Robert S.
Author
Noort, Simon Van
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-10
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109.
Gonatopus ridens
Olmi, 1984
(
Figs 220F
,
235D
,
239B
)
Gonatopus ridens
Olmi 1984: 1607
;
1994a: 74
;
2004a: 362
; 2006: 50;
Guglielmino & Olmi 2006: 47
; 2007: 126.
Description.
♀
. Apterous; body length 2.5–3.0 mm. Head testaceous-reddish; antenna brown, except scape, pedicel and part of flagellomere 1 yellow, flagellomeres 7–8 and partly 6 whitish; pronotum brown-reddish; mesoscutum yellow, except anterior margin brown; rest of mesosoma black, except distal extremity of propodeal declivity reddish; petiole black; metasoma brown-reddish; legs testaceous. In very dark specimen from
Mozambique
, Cuamba, head with large black band on vertex; antenna black, except scape and pedicel testaceous and flagellomere 8 whitish; propleuron brown; pronotum black; legs testaceous, except femora darkened. In specimen from
Madagascar
, antenna brown, except scape and pedicel testaceous and flagellomere 8 whitish. Head (
Fig. 239B
) excavated, shiny, unsculptured; temple prominent. POL = 4; OL = 4; OOL = 15. Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum shiny, setose, unsculptured, crossed by strong transverse impression. Mesoscutum shiny, with some longitudinal keels. Metanotum, mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Metapectal-propodeal disc shiny, unsculptured; propodeal declivity transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture obsolete. Protarsomere 1 slightly shorter than 4 (10:11). Enlarged claw (
Fig. 235D
) with one small subapical tooth and one row of seven peg-like setae. Protarsomere 5 (
Fig. 235D
) with inner side proximally not serrate, with one row of 15–19 lamellae; apex with at least 12 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.
♂
. Fully winged; body length
1.1–1.9 mm
. Head black, except mandible testaceous; antenna brown; mesosoma and metasoma black; legs brown, except tarsi, protibia and stalk of profemur testaceous. Antenna setose, filiform; antennomeres of specimen from
Mozambique
, Cuamba, in following proportions: 4:4:5:4:4.5:4.5:4:4.5:4:6.5; antennomeres of specimen from
South Africa
, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast, in following proportions: 5:4: 5:5:4.5:4.5:4.5:4:4:6. Antennomere 3 less than 3 × as long as broad: 5:
1.7 in
specimen from
Mozambique
, Cuamba; 5:
2.3 in
specimen from
South Africa
, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast. Head dull, granulate; frontal line absent; occipital carina absent; in
♂
specimen from
Mozambique
, Cuamba, POL = 5; OL = 2; OOL = 4; in
♂
specimen from
South Africa
, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast, POL = 5; OL = 3; OOL = 4. Vertex of head with two oval smooth and shiny areas situated between lateral ocelli and eyes (areas anteriorly and posteriorly surrounded by carina, anterior carina being much higher. Temple distinct, crossed by sharp carina parallel to posterior margin of eyes. Palpal formula 4/2. Mesoscutum dull, granulate; notauli complete, posteriorly separated. In specimen from
Mozambique
, Cuamba, minimum distance between notauli less than 0.5 × as long as greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (0.5:1.5). In specimen from
South Africa
, Blue Mountain Ranch Bed & Breakfast, minimum distance between notauli shorter than greatest breadth of lateral ocelli (1.5:2.0). Mesoscutellum shiny, weakly granulate. Metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc dull, completely reticulate rugose; areolae of metapectal-propodeal disc small; propodeal declivity without longitudinal or transverse keels. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands, with only costal cell surrounded by well pigmented veins (other basal cells surrounded by obsolete veins); 2R1 cell open; 2r-rs&Rs vein regularly curved, with distal part longer than proximal part (approximately 9:7). Dorsal process of paramere (
Fig. 220F
) short and slender, with apex pointed. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♀
holotype
:
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Western Cape
,
Mossel
Bay
,
I.1922
,
R.E. Turner
leg. (
NHMUK
).
Other material
: JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND (
FRANCE
; in
Mozambique Channel
):
East Point
,
17.06182 S
,
42.72513 E
,
10 m
,
12.IV.2011
,
ex used bird nest in littoral verge,
B.L.
Fisher
leg., BLF26478
,
1♀
(
CAS
).
MOZAMBIQUE
:
Maputo Prov.
,
Maputo
,
1♀
(
AMNH
);
Maputo Prov.
,
Maputo
race-course
,
1♀
(
AMNH
);
Niassa
,
Cuamba
, reared from
Aconurella aethiopica
(Cogan)
, C.
8.XI.1999
, B.
10.XI.1999
,
Sf.
27.XI.1999
,
1♀
(
MOLC
); same locality label, C.
8.XI.1999
, B.
11.XI.1999
,
Sf.
2.XII.1999
,
1♂
(
MOLC
); same locality label, C.
8.XI.1999
, B.
12.XI.1999
,
Sf.
2.XII.1999
,
1♂
(
MOLC
); same locality label, C.
8.XI.1999
, B.
9.XI.1999
,
Sf.
1.XII.1999
,
1♂
(
MOLC
); same locality label, C.
8.XI.1999
, B.
10.XI.1999
,
Sf.
1.XII.1999
,
1♂
(
MOLC
); same locality label, reared from
Aconurella shaba
Ghauri, C.
22.III.2003
, B.
24.III.2003
,
Sf.
14.IV.2003
,
3♂♂
(
2 in
MOLC
,
1 in
SAM
);
Niassa
,
Maúa, C.
10.XI.1999
, B.
14.XI.1999
,
Sf.
10.XII.1999
,
1♂
(
MOLC
).
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Eastern Cape
,
Februarie Farm
,
40.2 km
267° W Kirkwood
,
33°33.124’S
25°03.043’E
,
10–17.II.2001
,
Winkler
,
Valley Bushveld
(non-trashed),
H.G. Robertson
&
R. Tourle
leg.
,
1♀
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
, near
George, N
12-
Road
to
Montagu Pass
junction, reared from unidentified
Cicadellid, C.
25.I.2003
, B.
29.I.2003
,
Sf.
19.II.2003
, M. Olmi leg.,
1♀
(
SAMC
);
Western Cape
, near
Swellendam
,
Marloth Nature Reserve, C.
29.I.2003
, B.
7.II.2003
,
Sf.
27.II.2003
, M. Olmi reared from
Recilia lobata
(Linnavuori)
,
1♀
(
MOLC
);
Western Cape
,
Swellendam
,
Blue Mountain
Ranch Bed &
Breakfast, C.
29.I.2003
, B.
6.II.2003
,
Sf.
25.II.2003
, M. Olmi reared from
Aconurella aethiopica
(Cogan)
,
1♂
(
MOLC
), same locality label,
16.II.2006
, M. Olmi reared from
Aconurella aethiopica
(Cogan)
,
1♂
(
MOLC
);
Western Cape
, near
Citrusdal
,
The Baths, C.
22.I.2003
, B.
30.I.2003
, M. Olmi reared from unidentified Cicadellid,
1♀
(
MOLC
)
.
Hosts
.
Cicadellidae (
Guglielmino
et al
. 2013
)
: in
Mozambique
:
Aconurella aethiopica
(Cogan)
and
Aconurella
shaba
Ghauri; in South Africa:
Aconurella aethiopica
(Cogan);
Maiestas lobata
(Linnavuori) (=
Recilia lobata
(Linnavuori)).
Distribution
. Juan de Nova Island, Mozambique, South Africa.