24. Gonatopus sitae Ponomarenko, 1981

(Plate 131G, H)

Gonatopus sitae Ponomarenko 1981b: 881 (female); Olmi 1984: 1665.

Description of Female. Apterous; length 4.3 mm. Head brown-reddish; antenna testaceous, except segments 7–10 brown; mesosoma reddish; metasoma black; legs testaceous. Antenna clavate; antennal segments in following proportions: 10:6:14:7:8:8:7:7:7:9. Head damaged in only known specimen (morphology not visible). Palpal formula 5/2. Pronotum dull, hairy, with anterior collar very short, sculptured by numerous longitudinal striae, crossed by strong transverse impression. Scutum hairy, sculptured by some longitudinal keels, without lateral pointed apophyses. Scutellum inclined. Metanotum not visible, without lateral points, inclined, not hollow behind scutellum (Plate 131G). Metathorax + propodeum hairy, dull, with anterior surface sculptured by numerous longitudinal striae and posterior surface transversely striate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron transversely striate. Meso-metapleural suture distinct and complete. Protarsal segments in following proportions: 18:3:4:12:18. Enlarged claw (Plate 131H) with one small subapical tooth and five bristles. Segment 5 of protarsus (Plate 131H) with inner margin proximally not serrated, with two rows of 20 lamellae; distal apex with about 15 lamellae. Tibial spurs 1/0/1.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Type: holotype ♀: SRI LANKA: Colombo District, Colombo Museum Garden, 7.IX.1976, Karunaratne leg. (USNM) .

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Sri Lanka (Colombo).