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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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4630.1.1
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27.
Anteon emeritum
Olmi, 1984
(
Fig. 46E
)
Anteon emeritum
Olmi 1984: 410
;
Azevedo
et al
. 2010: 876
; Olmi
et al
. 2015: 344.
Description
.
♂
. Fully winged; body length
1.9–2.1 mm
. Black, except mandible and tegula testaceous; antenna of
holotype
with antennomeres 1–5 testaceous, other antennomeres missing; antenna totally brown in specimen from
Madagascar
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
; legs testaceous, except metacoxa, metafemur and metatibia brown or darkened. Antenna filiform; antennomeres of
holotype
in following proportions: 7:4:4:4:4 (other antennomeres missing); antennomeres of specimen from
Madagascar
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
, in following proportions: 9:5:6:5.5:5:6:6:6:6:9. Head of
holotype
granulate and with numerous irregular slight keels; head of specimen from
Madagascar
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
, granulate and reticulate rugose; frontal line present; frons without lateral keels; occipital carina complete; POL = 6; OL = 3; OOL = 5; OPL = 2; TL = 3. Mesoscutum shiny, finely punctate, unsculptured among punctures. Notauli incomplete, reaching about 0.1–0.3 × length of mesoscutum. Mesoscutellum and metanotum shiny, unsculptured. Metapectal-propodeal disc completely reticulate rugose, with strong transverse posterior keel; propodeal declivity without longitudinal keels, with areolae less wide than those of metapectalpropodeal disc. Forewing hyaline, without dark transverse bands or spots; distal part of 2r-rs&Rs vein much shorter than proximal part (2:6). Paramere (
Fig. 46E
) with distal inner pointed process and proximal membranous process long (in
holotype
and in specimen from
Madagascar
,
14°26.29’S
49°46.44’’E) or short (in specimen from
Madagascar
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
), not provided with sensorial setae. Tibial spurs 1/1/2.
FIGURE 46.
A: chela of
Anteon copelandi
Olmi
, holotype. B–E: ♂ genitalia of
Anteon
species: B:
A. danielssoni
Olmi
, holotype; C:
A. dayi
Olmi
, ♂ from Botswana, Farmer’s Brigade; D:
A. evertsi
Olmi
, paratype; E:
A. emeritum
Olmi
, holotype. Scale bar: A, B: 0.07 mm; C, D: 0.06 mm; E: 0.12 mm.
♀
. Unknown.
Material examined
.
Type
:
♂
holotype
:
NAMIBIA
:
Okahandja
,
Camping Place
,
4.II.1972
, MT, riverside vegetation,
Southern Africa Expedition
(
NHMUK
)
.
Other material
:
KENYA
:
Coast Prov.
,
Mrima Hill Forest
,
4.48576°S
39.25845°E
,
212 m
,
17–31.X.2011
, MT, indigenous forest edge,
R. Copeland
leg.
,
1♂
(
RSC
);
Coast Prov.
,
Muhaka Forest
,
4.32530°S
39.52345°E
,
52 m
,
30.V–19.VI.2013
, six-meter MT, indigenous forest,
R. Copeland
leg.
,
6♂♂
(
2 in
NMK
,
3 in
RSC
,
1 in
MOLC
).
MADAGASCAR
:
Antsiranana
,
Marojejy National Park
,
5 km
W Manantenina village
,
Camp Mantella
,
14°26.29’S
49°46.44’’E
,
490 m
,
28.VIII–11.IX.2005
, MT, low altitude rainforest,
M. Irwin
&
R. Harin’Hala
leg., MA-31-29
,
1♂
(
MOLC
);
Fianarantsoa
,
Ranomafana National Park
,
Belle Vue
at
Talatakely
,
21°15.99’S
47°25.21’E
,
1020 m
,
15–22.XI.2001
, MT, secondary tropical forest,
R. Harin’Hala
leg., MA-02-09C-03
,
2♂♂
(
CAS
).
SOUTH AFRICA
:
Limpopo
,
Gravelotte
,
20 km
NW Beacon Ranch
(
AMNH
)
.
Hosts
. Unknown.
Distribution
.
Kenya
,
Madagascar
,
Namibia
,
South Africa
.